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  • Title: Endovascular covered stent treatment for descending aorta pseudoaneurysm following coarctation of the aorta repair in an infant.
    Author: Takawira FF, Sinyangwe G, Mooloo R.
    Journal: Heart Lung Circ; 2010 Dec; 19(12):745-8. PubMed ID: 20800541.
    Abstract:
    The development of a pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication following repair of a coarctation of the aorta. Surgical management of pseudoaneurysms is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We describe the successful endovascular deployment of a covered stent in a sick infant with a descending aorta pseudoaneurysm, following the repair of an aortic coarctation. We highlight the challenges we encountered. Endovascular repair is a safe palliative alternative to re-do open surgery in unstable infants with large pseudoaneurysms following aortic coarctation repair. The role of endovascular stents as the final definitive therapy will remain limited by the deployable, small-size stents in small, growing children.
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