Endovascular management of a late saccular aortic aneurysm after end-to-end repair of coarctation

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease = Archivio Monaldi Per Le Malattie Del Torace
Christophoros KotoulasIoannis Mamareli

Abstract

Post-coarctation surgical repair aneurysm formation is observed rarely with end-to-end anastomosis technique. The redo surgery is associated with high mortality and morbidity rate. Although the minimal invasive method with stented grafts has been reported in only small number of patients, this could represent a valid alternative treatment. We present a case of successful endovascular treatment of a patient with a late post-coarctation repair saccular aneurysm.

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