Massive Aortic Sac Aneurysm Following Open Surgery Treated With Percutaneous Drainage: A Case Report

Jerry Matteo and Brian Rhodes

Department of Radiology, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, USA

^*Correspondance to: Jerry Matteo 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1513

Abstract

A symptomatic 62 y-old male with shortness of breath and abdominal pain was found to have a rapidly enlarging aneurysm sac which has increased over 8 cm in three years on a contrast enhanced computed tomography (CT) scan without evidence of an endoleak or extravasation. The patient had an open surgical repair of a prior abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) 12 y ago. The native aorta has increased in size to 18 cm in diameter and shows several areas of small-contained ruptures. Following successful CT guided percutaneous drainage of the sac, which yielded sterile uninfected serous fluid, there was immediate symptomatic relief and the patient continues to do well.

Keywords

Aneurysm; AAA; Percutaneous drainage; Seroma; Aortic Sac

Cite the article

Matteo J, Rhodes B. Massive Aortic Sac Aneurysm Following Open Surgery Treated With Percutaneous Drainage: A Case Report. Clin Surg. 2017; 2: 1513.