1.A Case of Endovascular Aortic Repair with a Vascular Embolic Device and Stent-Graft for the Anastomotic Pseudoaneurysm in the Ascending Aorta
Soichi Asano ; Naoki Hayashida ; Masanao Ohba ; Kozo Matsuo ; Hiroyuki Kito ; Nobuyuki Hirose ; Takuto Maruyama ; Masashi Kabasawa ; Hideomi Hasegawa ; Hirokazu Murayama
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2016;45(5):238-241
We report a case of a 72-year-old woman, who had an anastomotic pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta, successfully treated by endovascular aortic repair with vascular embolic devise and stent-graft. It seemed to be high risk to achieve conventional surgery with extracorporeal circulation, therefore we selected endovascular treatment because she had a bleeding tendency which derived from disseminated intravascular coagulation. Then, we adopted stent-grafting with a vascular embolic device, because the distal side of pseudoaneurysm had too short a landing zone to cover the stent-graft only. The patient well tolerated this procedure and her postoperative course was uneventful. The pseudoaneurysm shrank at 6th months after operation.
2.A Case of Constrictive Pericarditis Occurring One Month after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Takahiro ITO ; Kozo MATSUO ; Soichi ASANO ; Masashi KABASAWA ; Shinichiro ABE ; Hideomi HASEGAWA ; Hiroki IKEUCHI ; Shintaroh KOIZUMI ; Naoki HAYASHIDA ; Hirokazu MURAYAMA
Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 2019;48(4):263-266
A 81-year-old man underwent CABG for angina pectoris. The grafts were all patent in postoperative coronary angiography and he was discharged on postoperative day 24. Pericardial and pleural effusion appeared in 1 month after surgery. After pericardial and pleural effusion drainage, we started steroid therapy. However, his symptoms did not improve. We performed pericardiectomy under the diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis. Diastolic dysfunction improved after the surgery, and he was discharged on postoperative day 117.