This weeks case of Vascular Vriday/Fascular Friday 🔥 +70 female, 2 years after aortic endoprothesis. Vascular acces right groin closed with Manta-plug. Now presenting with large pulsatile hematoma in the groin . CT scan revealed a false aneurysm in the distal CFA 🔦 Right above the femoral bifurcation, no real adequate sealing zone 🙀 Possibly long-term low-grade infection of the groin. Patient not fit for surgery. What to do? We tried placing a 8 mm W. L. Gore & Associates Viabahn stent in the CFA, but didn't seal, as expected. Placed an Amplatz-plug in the deep femoral artery and extended Viabahn from external iliac artery to superficial femoral artery to seal this deal 🔒 How would you have solved this case? Department of Interventional Radiology Haaglanden Medisch Centrum (HMC) Thijs Urlings #interventionalradiology #aortic #healthcare Images shared with patient's consent.
Offcourse the most minimal invasive technique should be considered as first treatment. However, placing an endoprosthesis in a suspected infected region is -in my opinion- not the first choice (only in life-threatening situations). A vascular clinic offers open, endovascular and hybrid solutions to elective and acute problems executed by whoever does this best, after reviewing in a multidisciplinary team.
Great case. Why not simple usg guided compression. We got good results in one similar case . Cost effective 👀
Under local anesthesia is a good solution. Infiltrate the groin and with a few simple stitches the problem is solved. Where would we be without the vascular surgeon😂😉
If we have endo as the only therapeutic approach, I would perform kissing stent with covered stents in order to preserve DFA. I could not sacrifice so easy this important collateral.
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(Neuro-)interventional radiologist, EDNI
8moInteresting concept I've been itching to try; Ulstrasound guided puncture of the false aneurysm, then catheterisation into the true lumen and closure with a proglide as if it were a fresh puncture... Thoughts?