Ten years after placement of a thoracofemoral graft for aortoiliac occlusive disease, a mid graft pseudoaneurysm was identified following new trauma to the left flank. An aortogram confirmed the pseudoaneurysm. An initial attempt at repair with an endovascular stent failed; an open repair was required.
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