Exclusion of a giant saphenous vein graft pseudo-aneurysm with a "double-layer bridging" technique

Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine : Including Molecular Interventions
Alberto BoiBruno Loi

Abstract

We report the case of a 72-year-old man admitted to our hospital for chest pain. He had undergone coronary artery bypass graft surgery 23 years before. Contrast-enhanced computer tomography revealed a severe double-lobed dilatation of the saphenous vein graft for the obtuse marginal branch. Coronary angiography did not opacify completely the saphenous vein graft for the huge turbulence in the dilatation. Severe saphenous vein graft dilatation have a significant mortality and it has been generally treated by surgical repair, such as resection with or without bypass of the affected territory. We described an interventional technique, named "double-layer bridging" that combines metallic DES and covered stent used in a double layer. This percutaneous technique, relatively simple and virtually usable for any type of severe dilatation independently of length, can be a reasonable and safe option to exclude giant aneurysm and maintaining distal flow.

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