Endovascular treatment of iatrogenic axillary artery pseudoaneurysm under echographic control: A case report

• Main Authors: Tealdi Domenico G, Stegher Silvia, Occhiuto Maria T, Malacrida Giovanni, Mazzaccaro Daniela, Nano Giovanni
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2011-05-01
• Series: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Online Access: http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/78

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Aim</p> <p>Brief case report of the treatment of a large axillary artery pseudoaneurysm after a pacemaker using a left brachial cutdown and a retrograde delivery of a covered stent using ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance. The patient's renal function precluded the use of contrast materials.</p> <p>Case Report</p> <p>A 77 years old man presenting with acute renal failure and haemoglobin decrease arrived with an expanding pseudoaneurysm of the left axillary artery from a pacemaker placement. Considering the site of the lesion and patient's comorbidities, under echographic control, a Hemobahn^®stent-graft was placed; fluoroscopy assisted manipulation of guidewires and sheaths into the aortic arch. The procedure was successfully ended without any complications. At 8 months the stent graft was still patent.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Ultrasound guidance may represent an alternative for pseudo-aneurysm exclusion without any use of contrast medium, especially in those patient where lesions are easily detectable using ultrasonography and when comorbidities contraindicate aggressive surgical or angiographic approach.</p>