Endovascular Treatment of an Internal Iliac Artery Aneurysm in a Patient with Previous Aortic Surgery Using a Novel Covered Stent Graft.

BACKGROUND: We report endovascular treatment of a patient with an isolated Internal Iliac Artery (IIA) aneurysm who was treated by positioning a novel covered stent that could adapt to different proximal and distal diameters. CASE REPORT: A 68-year-old man who had already had several previous aortic surgeries underwent endovascular treatment for a 41 mm isolated right IIA aneurysm. Two Viabahn VBX (W. L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) covered stents (7 × 79 mm and 8Lx59 mm) were placed from a 6 mm gluteal artery to an 11 mm Dacron hypogastric artery via contralateral femoral surgical access. No complications occurred. One-month follow-up computed tomography angiography (CTA) scan showed the complete exclusion of the aneurysmal sac with spontaneous endoleak resolution and patency of the covered stents. Geometric analysis of the postoperative CTA highlighted VBX conformability to the native vessel. Maximum stented vessel diameter ranged between 9 and 13 mm, and circularity was maintained along the whole stent length, even in zones of higher centerline curvature. CONCLUSIONS: The Viabahn VBX covered stent could be used to treat aneurysms of the IIA.

Kidney Preservation Using Renal Heterotopic Autotransplantation during Fenestrated Endovascular Aortic Repair for Complex Residual Type-A Aortic Dissection.

The treatment of type A acute aortic dissection is a challenge for the surgeon, and serious late complications may occur even after surgical repair. We report treatment after a type A postdissection thoracoabdominal aneurysm in a patient who previously underwent ascending aortic reconstruction using a biological aortic valve and Dacron prosthetic graft implantation in emergency conditions. The multistaged approach involved removing the right kidney and performing a heterotopic autotransplantation in the left iliac fossa before positioning a fenestrated endograft (celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and left renal artery). The final step should have been the implantation of an aorto-bifurcated endograft, which, however, was postponed because the patient was injured during rehabilitation therapy. After 12 months, the computed tomography angiography scan showed complete thrombosis of the false lumen associated with large iliac entry tear closure and aortic diameter stability. These findings prompted us to desist from completing the aorto-bi-iliac implantation. This case demonstrates that in selected patients in whom treatment of a postdissection thoracoabdominal aneurysm with fenestrated endoprosthesis requires a challenging revascularization of the renal artery, a heterotopic kidney transplant using a mini-invasive technique may represent a viable and sufficiently safe alternative that guarantees renal blood perfusion.

Geometric Analysis of Complex Endovascular Treatment of a Successfully Completed Residual Post-Type A Aortic Dissection.

We describe a case of complex multistep endovascular treatment of a post-Type A thoracoabdominal dissected aneurysm. Volume analysis documents true and false lumen improvements during follow-up. Centerline tortuosity of the aorta and of the iliac arteries straightens after endovascular treatment completion. In addition, analysis of stent-graft remodeling reveals the stent-graft tendency to spring back to its original status together with a caudal migration of the fenestrated body.