Jayandiran Pillai1, Radha Jayakrishnan1, Ceyhan Yazicioglu2, Taalib Monareng1, Martin G Veller1. 1. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. 2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: c_yazicioglu@yahoo.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Acute thrombosis of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm may be a life-threatening condition. REPORT: We describe a case of acute thrombosis of a 3.5-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm resulting in threatened lower limbs, in a high-risk surgical patient. Emergency stent-graft placement was undertaken using Fluency endoprostheses. The patient remains well at 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: High-risk surgical patients with acutely thrombosed abdominal aortic aneurysms may not be candidates for open surgery. Use of peripheral stent grafts in emergency situation has not been reported in such patients.
BACKGROUND: Acute thrombosis of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm may be a life-threatening condition. REPORT: We describe a case of acute thrombosis of a 3.5-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm resulting in threatened lower limbs, in a high-risk surgical patient. Emergency stent-graft placement was undertaken using Fluency endoprostheses. The patient remains well at 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSION: High-risk surgical patients with acutely thrombosed abdominal aortic aneurysms may not be candidates for open surgery. Use of peripheral stent grafts in emergency situation has not been reported in such patients.
Authors: Santiago Rolon; Jacob C Wood; Neel A Mansukhani; Robert A Hieb; Michael J Malinowski; Brian D Lewis; Kellie R Brown; Peter J Rossi Journal: J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech Date: 2021-05-21