Abstract:
The development of a pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication following repair of a coarctation of the aorta. Surgical
management of pseudoaneurysms is associated with high morbidity and mortality. We describe the successful endovascular deployment of a covered stent in a sick infant with a descending aorta pseudoaneurysm, following the repair of
an aortic coarctation. We highlight the challenges we encountered. Endovascular repair is a safe palliative alternative
to re-do open surgery in unstable infants with large pseudoaneurysms following aortic coarctation repair. The role of
endovascular stents as the final definitive therapy will remain limited by the deployable, small-size stents in small,
growing children.
