Endovascular Treatment of Carotid and Vertebral Pseudoaneurysms with Covered Stents

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 × 40 mm), there is exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm. C, An aortic arch angiogram demonstrates no evidence of atherosclerotic disease.