Novel use of the Amplatzer septal occluder device in the percutaneous closure of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysms: a case series

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2007 Jan;69(1):146-53. doi: 10.1002/ccd.20794.

Abstract

Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a potentially fatal condition that usually necessitates definitive surgical management. In this series of three cases, we describe the novel use of the Amplatzer septal occluder device in percutaneously managing this problem.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, False / therapy*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / therapy*
  • Balloon Occlusion / methods*
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media