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Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volume 52, Issue 4, October 2010, Pages 1034-1037
Journal of Vascular Surgery

Case Reports
Endovascular repair of thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysms and patch aneurysms

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Pseudoaneurysms and patch aneurysms are life-threatening late complications after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA) repair. We treated four patients who presented with a pseudoaneurysm or patch aneurysm involving the descending thoracic portion of a previously implanted TAAA graft. In each patient, stent grafts were placed within the existing graft to cover the aneurysm endoluminally. All patients recovered without major complications, and computed tomography performed after a mean follow-up of 51.5 ± 19.7 months showed that the repairs remained intact.

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Competition of interest: Dr Coselli is the Principal Investigator for several thoracic aortic stent graft trials (Cook, Inc, Medtronic, Inc, and W.L. Gore and Associates). Dr Coselli participated as a lecturer at a symposium hosted by W.L. Gore and Associates. Dr Coselli received an educational grant from Vascutek Terumo, served as a consultant for them, and receives royalties for the Coselli Branched Graft for open surgical thoracoabdominal aortic repair.

The editors and reviewers of this article have no relevant financial relationships to disclose per the JVS policy that requires reviewers to decline review of any manuscript for which they may have a competition of interest.