Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Associated With Polycystic Kidney Disease: Endovascular Aortic Repair And Renal Embolization

A 79-year old patient with an asymptomatic 63-mm infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm, confirmed on computed tomography, was admitted in our unit. The patient had undergone kidney transplantation years before, due to renal failure secondary to polycystic kidney disease. Renal function at admission was normal. The aneurysm had a very short neck, and a standard endovascular aortic repair procedure was not feasible. So, the two renal arteries were embolized with coils and endovascular repair of the aneurysm, covering the ostia of the renal arteries, was achieved placing the endoprosthesis up to the level of superior mesenteric artery.
Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research