Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Pseudoaneurysms in Children

Sanchitha H. Guruchandrasekar, MBBS; Kiran K. Mallula, MD; Ernest Siwik, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Oct 2020)

Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Pseudoaneurysms in Children

Sanchitha H. Guruchandrasekar, MBBS,
Kiran K. Mallula, MD,
Ernest Siwik, MD

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Sanchitha H. Guruchandrasekar, MBBS: Address for correspondence: Dr. Sanchitha H. Guruchandrasekar, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital, Louisiana State University, 200 Henry Clay Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana 70118.; Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Kiran K. Mallula, MD: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ernest Siwik, MD: Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 12
pp. 1895 – 1898

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Pediatric aortic pseudoaneurysms are rare and can result in life-threatening sequelae. We describe 2 cases of exclusion of descending thoracic aortic pseudoaneurysm by different approaches, chosen based on the anatomy and cause of the lesions. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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