TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic-Assisted Coil Embolization of Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm
AU - Lu, Tony
AU - Owji, Shayan
AU - Chinnadurai, Ponraj
AU - Loh, Thomas M
AU - Schwein, Adeline
AU - Lumsden, Alan B
AU - Bismuth, Jean
N1 - Copyright © 2016 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - A 62-year-old man with coronary artery disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting and insertion of a HeartMate II (Thoratec, Pleasanton, CA) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with spontaneous incisional bleeding and an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. Aortic angiography revealed an anomalous connection between the pseudoaneurysm and the LVAD conduit. We were able to partially embolize the tract with standard techniques, but the patient returned with repeated bleeding. Using the additional stability and control afforded by the Magellan Robotic System (Hansen Medical, Mountain View, CA), a remotely steerable catheter, we were able to cannulate and completely embolize the pseudoaneurysm and occlude the anomalous tract.
AB - A 62-year-old man with coronary artery disease and ischemic cardiomyopathy after coronary artery bypass grafting and insertion of a HeartMate II (Thoratec, Pleasanton, CA) left ventricular assist device (LVAD) presented with spontaneous incisional bleeding and an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. Aortic angiography revealed an anomalous connection between the pseudoaneurysm and the LVAD conduit. We were able to partially embolize the tract with standard techniques, but the patient returned with repeated bleeding. Using the additional stability and control afforded by the Magellan Robotic System (Hansen Medical, Mountain View, CA), a remotely steerable catheter, we were able to cannulate and completely embolize the pseudoaneurysm and occlude the anomalous tract.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.085
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.03.085
M3 - Article
C2 - 27772606
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 102
SP - e451-e453
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 5
ER -