1.Traumatic right proximal subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm treated with a hybrid procedure: A case report
Ismazizi Zaharudin ; Zainal Ariffin Azizi ; Naresh Govindarajanthran
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2016;71(4):220-223
Blunt trauma to the right proximal subclavian artery is
uncommon and tends to be associated with
pseudoaneurysm formation. We report a patient with right
proximal subclavian artery pseudoaneurysm after blunt
chest trauma following a motor vehicle accident. The
condition was successfully treated with a combined
insertion of a covered stent and carotid-carotid bypass as a
hybrid procedure. Duplex scans at 6 month and 1 year
follow-up documented good stent-graft positioning and no
pseudoaneurysm recurrence.
Aneurysm, False
;
Subclavian Artery
2.Total percutaneous endovascular aneurysm repair (pEVAR): the initial experience in Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Benjamin DK Leong ; Naresh Govindarajanthran ; Hafizan Mohd Tajri ; Kia Lean Tan ; Hanif Hussein ; Zainal Ariffin Azizi
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2017;72(2):91-93
Introduction: There has been a paradigm shift in the
treatment of AAA with the advent of endovascular aneurysm
repair (EVAR). Rapid progress and evolution of
endovascular technology has brought forth smaller profile
devices and closure devices. Total percutaneous
endovascular aneurysm repair (pEVAR) involves the usage
of suture-mediated closure devices (SMCDs) at vascular
access sites to avoid a traditional surgical cutdown.
Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed our
experience of pEVAR between April 2013 and July 2014.
Primary success of the procedure was defined as closure of
a common femoral artery (CFA) arteriotomy without the need
for any secondary surgical or endovascular procedure
within 30 days.
Results: In total there were 10 pEVAR cases performed in the
study period, one case in Queen Elizabeth Hospital during
visiting vascular service. Patients have a mean age of 73.4
year old (66-77 year old) The mean abdominal aortic size was
7.2 cm (5.6-10.0cm). Mean femoral artery diameter was 9.0
mm on the right and 8.9 mm on the left. Mean duration of
surgery was 119 minutes (98- 153 minutes). 50% of patients
were discharged at post-operative day one, 30%- day two
and 20%- day three. Primary success was achieved in 9
patients (90%) or in 19 CFA closures (95%). No major
complication was reported.
Discussion: We believe that with proper selection of patients
undergoing EVAR, pEVAR offers a better option of vascular
access with shorter operative time, less post- operative
pain, shorter hospital stay and minimises the potential
complications of a conventional femoral cutdown.
3.Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for infra-renal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm(AAA) under Local Anaesthesia - Initial Experience in Hospital Kuala Lumpur
Syed Alwi Syed Abdul Kadir ; Zainal Ariffin Azizi ; Hanif Hussein ; Naresh Govindarajanthran
The Medical Journal of Malaysia 2012;67(5):503-505
This is our initial report on the first 4 cases of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms undergoing Endovascular
Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) with local anaesthesia, controlled
sedation and monitoring by an anaesthetist. All 4 patients
were males with a mean age of 66.7 years. Only one (1)
required ICU stay of 2 days for cardiac monitoring due to
bradycardia and transient hypotension post procedure. No
mortality or major post operative morbidity was recorded
and the mean hospital stay post procedure was 3.5 days
(range 2-5 days).