Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 729-731 , March 2010

Hybrid treatment of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm following multiple sternotomies

  • Vito Giovanni Ruggieri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, University Hospital, St. Etienne, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Vito Giovanni Ruggieri, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Pontchaillou, Centre Cardio-Pneumologique, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire, 2, rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35000 Rennes, France
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  • Romain Malezieux, MD

      Affiliations

    • Radiology Department, University Hospital, St. Etienne, France
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  • Najeebullah Bina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, University Hospital, St. Etienne, France
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  • Jean-Pierre Favre, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Surgery Department, University Hospital, St. Etienne, France

Received 7 June 2009 ,Accepted 29 August 2009.

  • Image Result

    Preoperative computed tomography scan showing the voluminous pseudoaneurysm after failed tentative exclusion with Amplatz devices.

    Preoperative computed tomography scan showing the voluminous pseudoaneurysm after failed tentative exclusion with Amplatz devices.

  • Image Result

    Illustration of the hybrid procedure and postoperative computed tomography scan showing the extra-anatomic bypass from the descending thoracic aorta to the left axillary and carotid arteries carried o

    Illustration of the hybrid procedure and postoperative computed tomography scan showing the extra-anatomic bypass from the descending thoracic aorta to the left axillary and carotid arteries carried out before endovascular stent graft placement.

 Competition of interest: none.

 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.

PII: S0741-5214(09)01826-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.08.092

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 3 , Pages 729-731 , March 2010

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