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- Title
Percutaneous Thrombin Injection to Complete SMA Pseudoaneurysm Exclusion After Failing of Endograft Placement.
- Authors
Szopiński, Piotr; Ciostek, Piotr; Pleban, Eliza; Iwanowski, Jarosław; Król, Małgorzata Serafin-; Marianowska, Agnieszka; Noszczyk, Wojciech
- Abstract
Visceral aneurysms are potentially life-threatening vascular lesions. Superior mesenteric artery (SMA) pseudoaneurysms are a rare but well-recognized complication of chronic pancreatitis. Open surgical repair of such an aneurysm, especially in patients after previous surgical treatment, might be dangerous and risky. Stent graft implantation makes SMA pseudoaneurysm exclusion possible and therefore avoids a major abdominal operation. Percutaneous direct thrombin injection is also one of the methods of treating aneurysms in this area. We report a first case of percutaneous ultrasound-guided thrombin injection to complete SMA pseudoaneurysm exclusion after an unsuccessful endograft placement. Six-month follow-up did not demonstrate any signs of aneurysm recurrence.
- Subjects
THROMBIN; BLOOD coagulation factors; HEMOSTATICS; ANEURYSMS; MESENTERIC artery; PANCREATITIS
- Publication
CardioVascular & Interventional Radiology, 2005, Vol 28, Issue 4, p509
- ISSN
0174-1551
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00270-004-0160-z