Stent-graft treatment of pseudoaneurysms and arteriovenous fistulae in the carotid artery

The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of stent-graft placement in the management of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) and pseudoaneurysms (PAs) involving the carotid artery (CA). Twenty-two patients (16 men, 6 women) with a CA AVF (n = 5) or PA (n = 17) owing to a gunshot or stab wound, carotid endarterectomy, blunt trauma, a tumor, spontaneous dissection, or a central venous catheter were treated with percutaneous placement of stent grafts. The patients presented with tumor, bruit, headache, mouth and tracheostomy bleeding, transitory hemiparesis, seizure, or stroke. Diagnoses were made by using computed tomographic angiography (CTA) and digital subtraction angiography. Fourteen lesions were in the common CA; eight were in the internal CA. Homemade devices and stent grafts from a variety of manufacturers were employed. Follow-up evaluations included clinical, CTA, and Doppler ultrasound assessments. All patients had resolution of the PA or AVF. In one patient with a large petrous PA, acute occlusion of the CA developed after placement of three balloon-expandable stent grafts, but there were no neurologic complications because the circle of Willis was functional. During follow-up ranging from 2 months to 13 years, asymptomatic 90% stenosis owing to stent compression was observed on Doppler ultrasound and angiographic examinations in a patient with an autologous vein-covered stent graft in the internal CA. Three other patients died of causes unrelated to stent-graft placement. In all other patients, the stent graft remained patent. Our results indicate that stent grafting is an acceptable alternative to surgery in the treatment of AVF and PAs in the CA.     

Surgical treatment of femoral artery pseudoaneurysms after cardiac catheterization

AIM: To report a clinical experience about surgical treatment of iatrogenic peripheral artery pseudoaneurysms (FPA).\METHODS: This is a retrospective review of 90 consecutive patients (46 males, 44 females, mean age 66.2 years, range 33-86) with FPA complicating coronary angiography or angioplasty, observed between October 1990 through June 2006. \RESULTS: A 3 cm pseudoaneurysm or larger was confirmed by duplex ultrasound scanning in 90 out of 21 454 cardiac patients (0.42%), occurring more frequently in interventional (59/3 983) rather than diagnostic (31/17 471) procedures (1.48% vs 0.17%). The surgical treatment consisted in direct closure with polypropilene suture and occasionally, patch angioplasty or bypass. No limb loss occurred. There were 4 wound complications (4.4%), one pulmonary embolism (1.1%), 3 deaths (3.3%).\CONCLUSION: Classical results reported in literature demonstrate that the surgical repair of femoral pseudoaneurysms following cardiac catheterization is safe, effective and durable. In these series, although low major morbidity (1.1%) and no cases of limb loss were reported, the authors observed 3 death (4.4%), resulting from the severity of cardiac disease in 2 cases and from the vascular repair itself in one case (femoral endoarteritis). These results substantiate the common observation that patients who actually require invasive coronary diagnosis and treatment are often affected by advanced cardiovascular disease and suffer the occurrence of complications, having a high risk of death. Therefore, any surgical treatment should be performed with strict adherence to sound vascular surgical principles.     

Color-coded duplex sonography study of arteriovenous fistulae and pseudoaneurysms complicating percutaneous renal allograft biopsy

BACKGROUND: The exact incidence and clinical impact of arteriovenous fistulae (AVF) and pseudoaneurysms as complications emerging from renal allograft biopsy are not well established. We therefore conducted a prospective study using color-coded duplex sonography (CCDS) to determine the frequency, clinical presentation and spontaneous occlusion rate of biopsy-related AVF and pseudoaneurysms in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS: We investigated 72 consecutive patients undergoing renal allograft biopsy using an automated biopsy technique. CCDS was performed before, immediately after and up to more than 6 months after biopsy. The diagnosis of AVF was based on the presence of perivascular vibration artifacts and detection of typical Doppler curves. Pseudoaneurysms were diagnosed based on the presence of"to-and-fro" signals. RESULTS: In 5 patients (6.9%), an AVF was detectable before biopsy. Post-biopsy AVF were found in 12 additional patients (16.7%) with a spontaneous occlusion rate of 50% within 48 hours and 75% after 4 weeks. Three (25%) AVF persisted longer than 1 year. Four patients (5.6%) were found to have pseudoaneurysms. All pseudoaneurysms were located closely to AVF and closed spontaneously. None of the post-biopsy AVF and pseudoaneurysms required specific therapy. In 2 patients (2.8%), allograft biopsy lead to significant hemorrhage independent of AVF or pseudoaneurysms. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that post-biopsy AVF and pseudoaneurysms are a frequent finding after automated renal allograft biopsy. The natural history of these lesions shows a high rate of early occlusion. The present data fail to demonstrate significant clinical impact of AVF and pseudoaneurysms after renal allograft biopsy.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

目的 评估超声引导下局部压迫和手术治疗医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的疗效并介绍治疗经验.方法 1995年4月至2008年4月对197例医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤病人进行治疗,其中171例首选超声引导下局部压迫治疗(假性动脉瘤稳定者),26例(假性动脉瘤破裂或瘤腔直径≥40 mm者)直接手术治疗.结果 压迫治疗的171例中137例压迫成功,有效率80%,34例失败者改行手术治疗.直接手术治疗的26例及上述改行手术的34例中,47例行股动脉假性动脉瘤切除、动脉壁破口修补术,6例行自体大隐静脉补片成形术,7例行人工血管转流术.围手术期所有手术病例无出血、神经痛、淋巴瘘、动静脉瘘等严重并发症和死亡.随访1个月至5年,均未见假性动脉瘤复发或肢体缺血症状.随访期间无死亡.结论 局部压迫疗法治疗医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤安全、有效、经济,可作为大部分稳定病人的首选治疗方法.不适合压迫治疗者及压迫治疗失败的病人可手术治疗,疗效确切.     

医源性股动脉假性动脉瘤的治疗方法

Objective To evaluate the effect on ultrasound-guided locsl comprression and surgical to treat iatrogenic fem- oral artery pseudoanerurysms. Methods 197 patients were diagnosed as iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms from Apri 1199 to April 2008.There were 122 male and 75 female, aged 59.7 years (rimed 40- 81 years). One. Hundrel and severty-one stahle cases were managed by ultrasound-guided local compression initially and 26 patients were directly treated with surgical repair because d the rupture of femoral artery pesudoaneurysms or the pseudoaneurysms≥40mm in diameter. Results 171 patients received llocal com- pression therapy, 137 cases were cured directly (the effective rate was 80%), but the last failed 34 cases were required conversion to surgical reparr. The nymber of the surgical repaired patients was 60 (incluing 26 cases with direct operation and 34 cases with required conversion to surgical repair). Forty-seven patients received direct excision of femoral artery pseudoaneurysm, six patients underwent angioplasty with autogenously saphenous vein patch, and seven patients got bypass operation with artificial vascular graft. During the perioperative period, no serious complications including bleeding, neuralgia, and lymphatic fistula even arterio venous fis- tula and so on, no death occurred. All patients were followed up for 1 month to5 years after the procedures, no local FAP recurred, no limb ischemia developed and no deaths occurred. Conclusion Uitrasound-guided compression, surgical repair, and ultrasound- guided percutaneous thrombin injection are the three main modalities of treating iatrogenic FAP, while ultrasound-guided compresson and magical therapy get popularized domestically. Ultrasound-guided comperession seems a safe, inexpensive, and effective method for the managerment of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysms. It may be used as a lust-line therapetic modality for mint of the un-complicated patients. However, surgical repair can be reserved for those who failed comperssion therapy or unsuitable as mentioned above.     

Post-traumatic brachial artery aneurysm and arteriovenous fistulae

A case of penetrating metal fragment injury to the cubital fossa with subsequent development of a false aneurysm of the brachial artery with a fistulae to the vena comitans and median basilic vein is described. Surgical management involved aneurysmectomy, interposition cephalic vein graft and lateral repair of the vena comitans. Early angiography should be considered in penetrating injuries near major limb vessels, as the initial signs and symptoms of vascular injury may be minimal.