Endovascular Treatment of Innominate Artery Bifurcation Injury with Balloon-Expandable Covered Stents Utilizing Kissing Stent Technique

Major injury of the innominate artery is traditionally treated with an open repair which is technically challenging, associated with large volumes of blood loss and prolonged operative times. Endovascular treatment with covered stent placement across the injury is an attractive alternative. However, placement of a single covered stent across the innominate artery bifurcation into one of its distal branches will not prevent bleeding because of retrograde perfusion from the unstented branch distal to the bifurcation. Here, we report a case of successful endovascular repair of one such injury involving the innominate artery bifurcation with ongoing extravasation into the mediastinum. The injury was successfully treated by utilizing 2 balloon-expandable covered stents placed in kissing fashion from the innominate artery into both of its distal branches. This technique of parallel covered stent placement across a bifurcation could effectively repair bifurcation injuries while maintaining patency of both distal branches.

Tratamiento endovascular de la enfermedad obstructiva aortoilíaca.

Introducción: La angioplastia transluminal percutánea (ATP), se ha convertido en una técnica aceptada, en el tratamiento de la enfermedad obstrutiva aortoilíaca, con tasas de éxito del 90-92% y permeabilidad primaria del 55-72% a 5 años.Objetivo: Evaluar los resultados del tratamiento endovascular del sector aortoilíaco. Material y Método: Estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo (revisión de serie de casos unicéntrica), de pacientes, sometidos consecutivamente al tratamiento endovascular (ATP simple y ATP con stent) de la patología obstructiva del sector aortoilíaco, durante un período de 7 años (2002 – 2019), en el Hospital Dr. Eduardo Pereira de Valparaíso, Chile.Resultados:Se realizaron 103 procedimientos en 94 pacientes, sexo masculino: 63,83%, femenino: 36,17%, edad promedio: 67,4 años (rango 47 – 96), distribución de las lesiones según la clasificación TASC II: A (46,24%), B (39,78%), C (8,60%), D (5,38%), remodelando la biburfaccción aórtica (kissing stent) en un 6,80%, procedimientos híbridos (12,62%), seguimiento promedio (47,13 meses), éxito clínico (90,29%), exito técnico (94,17%), permeabilidad primaria, primaria asistida y secundaria a 5 años del 68,09%, 75,53% y 81,91% respectivamente, tasa de salvación de la extremidad a 5 años del 84,04%, mortalidad < 30 días del 1,94%, supervivencia a 5 años del 90,42%. Discusión: Las técnicas endovasculares del sector aortoilíaco son fiables, sus resultados ténicos y permeabilidad, están influenciados por el estadio clínico del paciente y severidad de las lesiones tratadas. Conclusión: En pacientes adecuadamente seleccionados, el tratamiento endovascular del sector aortoilíaco presenta excelentes resultados, permitiendo aumentar la indicación de tratamiento en pacientes considerados de alto riesgo.

Upside-down and kissing stent graft techniques for late extravasation of a prosthetic graft implanted in the abdominal aorta

Extravasation of prosthetic grafts is rare. Various anatomical problems after graft replacement might make standard endovascular treatment difficult. Use of a commercially available main body requires an adequate distance of the flow divider. An 86-year-old man developed extravasation of a graft that had been implanted in the infrarenal abdominal aorta 24 years previously. Endovascular repair with upside-down and kissing stent graft techniques using the contralateral leg was successfully performed.

Side-by-Side Stenting Repair of a Traumatic Pseudoaneurysm at a Venous Confluence

Objectives: The incidence and prevalence of iatrogenic vascular trauma in the United States is staggering. This has led to the advent and implementation of more efficient and effective vascular repair methods. Although open surgical repair may still be considered gold standard, new endovascular solutions have emerged as other viable options. When using an endovascular approach, proper stent sizing is vital to a successful repair. Methods: We present a case of a traumatic injury and pseudoaneurysm formation at the confluence of the right internal jugular and right subclavian veins during a central line placement. This iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm was treated with endovascular placement of side-by-side stents. A mathematical formula, which we have designated “Matteo’s law,” was utilized to select properly sized stent grafts to reconstruct the confluence and prevent infolding and endoleaks. Results: After deployment of kissing stents at the confluence of the right internal jugular and right subclavian veins, a venogram was performed, which demonstrated successful exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm and no endoleaks. Clinical follow-up confirms continued wide open flow through the reconstructed venous confluence at 8 months post-procedure. Conclusion: In reconstruction of a venous confluence, selection of properly sized stent grafts is paramount to preventing infolding and endoleaks. Matteo’s law states that the circumference of the native receiving vessel must equal the sum of the circumferences of both kissing stent grafts, subtracting the redundant material where the 2 stents interface.