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AJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

Published ahead of print on February 22, 2008
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A0946

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Endovascular Treatment of Carotid and Vertebral Pseudoaneurysms with Covered Stents

A.C. Yi^a, E. Palmer^a, G.Y. Luh^a, J.P. Jacobson^a and D.C. Smith^a

^a From the Department of Radiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, Calif

View larger version (109K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 1. An 81-year-old man (patient No. 5) with metastatic thyroid cancer, treated with radiation therapy, presented with bleeding from his tracheostomy. A, A left CCA angiogram demonstrates a large pseudoaneurysm at the tracheostomy. B, Following placement of a covered stent (Fluency, 8 x 40 mm), there is exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm. C, An aortic arch angiogram demonstrates no evidence of atherosclerotic disease.

View larger version (145K): [in this window] [in a new window]   Fig 2. A 15-year-old adolescent boy (patient No. 2) after a motor vehicle crash. A, A right subclavian artery angiogram demonstrates a large pseudoaneurysm and laceration at the origin of the right vertebral artery. B, Following placement of a covered stent (Fluency, 7 x 40 mm), there is exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm.