Endovascular treatment of carotid and vertebral pseudoaneurysms with covered stents.

ABSTRACT:

Background and purpose

Endovascular treatment of vascular lesions has revolutionized the treatment of arterial pseudoaneurysms. We describe our experience in treating carotid or vertebral pseudoaneurysms with covered stents.

Materials and methods

Ten patients with carotid or vertebral pseudoaneurysms treated with self-expanding or balloon-expandable covered stents were retrospectively reviewed after we obtained institutional review board approval. Distal protection devices were not used. All patients except 1 received anticoagulation therapy. Antiplatelet therapy was used in 8 of 10 patients. Follow-up was performed from 5 days to 25 months. Patients were followed with digital subtraction angiography, CT angiography (CTA), and/or sonography (US).

Results

Pseudoaneurys

SUBMITTER: Yi AC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8128593 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature