Interventional Closure of a Large Pseudoaneurysm of the Ascending Aorta in a Patient after Lung Transplantation

Percutaneous endovascular management of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm after heart transplantation in a pediatric patient

“…In the literature, most patients with a heart transplant history were treated by surgery 8,12,13 . However, some authors have proposed alternatives in high‐risk surgical patients such as atrial septal defect occluder, vascular plugs, stents, coil embolization, and thrombin injection with favorable reported outcomes 3‐5 . Endovascular management is less aggressive and is associated with less blood loss and shorter procedural time 3,4 .…”

“…The most conventional management is surgery 3 . Some authors had proposed alternative options such as grafts, vascular plugs, stents, coil embolization, and thrombin injections 3‐5 . We report the case of a ten‐year‐old male who had a pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta after orthotopic HT and was treated successfully with endovascular stents placement.…”

Percutaneous Endovascular Management of Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm after Heart Transplantation in a Pediatric Patient

“…In the literature, most patients with a history of heart transplantation were treated by surgery (8,12,13). However, in highrisk patients, some authors have proposed new alternatives such as using Atrial Septal Defect occluder, vascular plugs, stents, coil embolization, and thrombin injection with favorable outcomes (3)(4)(5). Endovascular management is less aggressive and associated with less blood loss and shorter procedural durations (3,4).…”

“…The most conventional management is surgery (3). Some authors had proposed alternative options such as grafts, vascular plugs, stents, coil embolization, and thrombin injection (3)(4)(5). We report the case of a ten-year-old male who had a pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta after orthotopic heart transplantation and was treated successfully with endovascular stents placement.…”

Use of ASD closure device for the sealing of false lumen entry in the ascending aorta after dissection Type A surgical repair

“…Despite that, there are numerous described cases with the off-label use of ASD occluders and vascular plugs for the treatment of cardiac and aortic pseudoaneurysms, ventricle septal defects (VSD) closure. [13][14][15][16] A retrospective study involving 119 patients found that Amplatzer vascular plug and Amplatzer duct occluder I and II seem to be safe for the closure of VSD and they can be used off-label with good mid-term results. 17 The orifice of the entry tear had a size of 6.8 mm×5.7 mm, and the waist of the chosen device was 7.5 mm, big enough to fit tight.…”