Endovascular Stent-Graft Repair of Late Pseudoaneurysms After Surgery for Aortic Coarctation

We analyzed the potential of endovascular stent grafts to treat late aortic pseudoaneurysms after coarctation repair.Eight patients (7 male; age 28 to 58, mean 43 years) presented with aortic pseudoaneurysms after primary repair performed at the age of 5 to 27 (mean 12) years; 2 patients had rupture with hemorrhagic shock. The mean interval between the procedures was 31 (19 to 42) years; one patient had 3 previous operations. This subset...