Keywords : Coil


Effective Coiling of a Post-surgical Aortic Pseudoaneurysm

Antonio Rizza; Francesco Negro; Cataldo Palmieri; Sergio Berti

Canadian Journal of Medicine, 2021, Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 52-55
DOI: 10.33844/cjm.2021.60502

A 45 years old man underwent a surgical replacement of ascending aorta and aortic arch for a
type A aortic dissection. A 3 months CT follow-up documented a significant pseudoaneurysm
close to the aortic root. A percutaneous intervention was successfully performed with the
deployment of four Penumbra Coil inside the pseudoaneurysm, ensuring a proper exclusion
as highlighted in long-term CT follow-up