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In vivo construction of a multilayer bare-metal stent for the treatment of an aortic mycotic pseudoaneurysm
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  • Sara Smolinski, MD, Baystate Health
  • Marc Norris, MD, Baystate Health
  • Sang Won Rhee, MD, Baystate Health
  • Jeffrey Kaufman, MD, Baystate Health
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
9-1-2015
Abstract

Although not currently available in the United States, multilayer stents have been used successfully to treat a variety of aneurysms. These stents promote laminar flow and depressurize the aneurysmal portion of the vessel, while preserving side branch vessel flow. A conceivable benefit of the multilayer stent is in the treatment of infected pseudoaneurysms, given the absence of a fabric covering, a potential nidus for colonization. Here we present the case of a 64-year-old woman with symptomatic, enlarging infrarenal mycotic pseudoaneurysms who was successfully treated with an in vivo multilayer stent created by the layering of three concentric bare-metal Wallstents (Boston Scientific, Natick, Mass).

PMID
24650742
Citation Information
Kahn SL, Peeran S, Smolinski S, Norris M, Rhee SW, Kaufman J. In vivo construction of a multilayer bare-metal stent for the treatment of an aortic mycotic pseudoaneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2015 Sep;62(3):744-6.