Ruptured AAA in a Patient with a Horseshoe Kidney: Emergent Treatment Using the Talent Acute Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Kit

Abstract

Purpose:

To report emergent endovascular repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) in a patient with a horseshoe kidney.

Case Report:

A 78-year-old man with a horseshoe kidney presented with a contained rupture of a 72-mm AAA. After urgent computed tomographic angiography (CTA) documented the blood supply to the kidney and the suitability of the aneurysm for endovascular repair, the patient was given a local anesthetic. An aortomonoiliac stent-graft constructed from components provided in a Talent Acute Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Kit was inserted successfully. The procedure was completed with placement of a contralateral common iliac artery occluder and a femorofemoral bypass graft. No complications were encountered, and the patient was discharged with an excluded aneurysm on the fourth postoperative day. At 3 months, aneurysm exclusion was confirmed by CTA, and no endoleak was present; the retroperitoneal hematoma had disappeared. The patient remains in good general condition 8 months after treatment

Conclusions:

The advantages of endovascular aneurysm repair in the emergency setting can facilitate rapid recovery in patients with symptomatic or ruptured aneurysms, especially those having a horseshoe kidney.

Keywords

ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm horseshoe kidney endovascular repair local anesthesia aortomonoiliac stent-graft Talent Acute Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Kit

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