Endovascular Balloon Proximal Occlusion during Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Report of a Case
作者
Kuan-Ming Chiu, Tzu-Yu Lin, Shu-Hsun Chu
卷期/出版年月
40卷2期 (2007/4)
頁次
81-84
摘要
Surgery for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm still remains the first-line treatment
despite extremely high risk. We report a 73-year-old man with ruptured abdominal
aortic aneurysm who was successfully treated by open surgery. The critical part to
achieve proximal control was simplified by the application of a readily available Foley
catheter as endovascular balloon. A purse-string suture was used to seal the Foley
catheter puncture hole. The balloon catheter was inserted and threaded into
aneurysm neck bimanually. Loss of distal pulsations was confirmed prior to opening
the aneurysm sac. Endoaneurysmorrhaphy with tube graft interposition was
performed as routine manners. This simple and reproducible technique provides
rapid and better proximal control in order to reduce blood loss and unnecessary
dissection. It allows most of the cardiovascular surgeons to circumvent the rare but
complicated cases.