Treatment of a false aneurysm of an intercostal artery using a covered intracoronary stent-graft and a radial artery puncture.

This case report documents the successful treatment of a false aneurysm of the left internal mammary artery with a covered coronary artery stent. The advantages and disadvantages of this novel method of treatment are discussed, together with a review of alternative methods of treatment of false aneurysms.