Blunt injuries of the great vessels arising from the aortic arch are usually fatal. The innominate artery lesions represent the most common site of injury after the aortic isthmus distal to the left subclavian artery. Injuries are usually located at the origin of the vessel from the aortic arch, especially in patients with bovine aortic arch. Open traditional repair is a successfully but invasive treatment, with long hospital stay and different possible complications. Although a bovine aortic arch presents an increased technical challenge, it is possible to achieve a complete and safe repair of the innominate artery injuries through a total endovascular treatment, with important reduction of risks and complications related to operation, compared to traditional open repair. We report the case of a 62 years old man occurred to our Hospital with a post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery in the setting of a bovine aortic arch, associated with a transection of the descending thoracic aorta. In the urgent setting, the patient was submitted to a kissing stent of innominate artey-left common carotid artery and deployment of thoracic endoprosthesis to exclude the aortic transection, with good final result.

Successfully Kissing Stent Of Innominate Artery And Left Common Carotid Artery Subsequent To Blunt Injury, In The Setting Of A Bovine Aortic Arch

De Caridi, Giovanni;Serra, Raffaele;MASSARA, Mafalda
2020-01-01

Abstract

Blunt injuries of the great vessels arising from the aortic arch are usually fatal. The innominate artery lesions represent the most common site of injury after the aortic isthmus distal to the left subclavian artery. Injuries are usually located at the origin of the vessel from the aortic arch, especially in patients with bovine aortic arch. Open traditional repair is a successfully but invasive treatment, with long hospital stay and different possible complications. Although a bovine aortic arch presents an increased technical challenge, it is possible to achieve a complete and safe repair of the innominate artery injuries through a total endovascular treatment, with important reduction of risks and complications related to operation, compared to traditional open repair. We report the case of a 62 years old man occurred to our Hospital with a post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery in the setting of a bovine aortic arch, associated with a transection of the descending thoracic aorta. In the urgent setting, the patient was submitted to a kissing stent of innominate artey-left common carotid artery and deployment of thoracic endoprosthesis to exclude the aortic transection, with good final result.
2020
bovine aortic arch; innominate artery injury; kissing stent; pseudoaneurysm
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