Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2975350 | Journal des Maladies Vasculaires | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Mediastinal bronchial artery aneurysm is rare but potentially life-threatening, and requires prompt treatment to avert rupture with catastrophic results. Inflammatory conditions dominate the aetiologies. Conventional therapies are surgery via thoracotomy and endovascular embolization. We report a case of a giant saccular aneurysm of the bronchial artery described in an 80-year-old man, adjacent to the descending aorta, simulating aortic aneurysm and causing esophageal compression. It was totally excluded with an aortic stent-graft (TX2, Cook) performed through femoral access. Our case is the fourth reported of mediastinal bronchial aneurysm stent-graft exclusion. The analysis of success, complications rate and hospital stay duration favors endovascular grafting comparing with conventional techniques.
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Authors
M. Bouayad, P. Bagan, E. Brian, A. Benabdesselam, J.-C. Couffinhal,