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Case Reports
. 2020 Oct 15;15(12):2655-2659.
doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.10.011. eCollection 2020 Dec.

Endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a kidney transplant recipient

Vu Tri Thanh  1 , Ho Tat Bang  2   3 , Nguyen Dinh Phat  1 , Lam Thao Cuong  1   2 , Le Quang Dinh  2 , Tran Thi Mai Thuy  4 , Tran Thanh Vy  1   2
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Endovascular repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm in a kidney transplant recipient

Vu Tri Thanh et al. Radiol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Surgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm in patients with a transplanted kidney is true a challenge. Conventional open repair of the aneurysm requires aortic cross-clamping. Therefore, it can pose a risk of ischemic injury to the transplanted kidney. Endovascular repair, which limits the duration of interruption of blood flow to the transplanted kidney, is a suitable alternative for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm, if feasible anatomically. Here, we present a case of a 62-year-old woman who was transferred to our hospital because of abdominal pain and had a history of renal transplant 14 years ago. Computed tomography confirmed a large infrarenal fusiform abdominal aortic aneurysm 6 cm in maximal diameter and another 4 cm fusiform aneurysm in the left common iliac artery. We successfully performed endovascular aneurysm repair combined with femoro-femoral bypass. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on the 5th postoperative day.

Keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysms; Endovascular aneurysm repair; Kidney transplant recipient.

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Fig. 1
Abdominal CT images. (a) Axial and (b) Coronal images obtained in the arterial phase show a large abdominal aortic aneurysm with intramural thrombus. (c) Axial and (d) coronal views obtained in the arterial phase shows a large left iliac aneurysm with calcified intramural thrombus. The transplanted kidney was also noted in the right lower quadrant.
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Fig. 2
Coronal volume render images: Anteroposterior (a) and posteroanterior (b) views show a large aortic and left iliac aneurysm with calcified intramural thrombus. The left external iliac artery angulated severely (green arrow).
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Fig. 3
The three-dimension analysis was done with Mensio Vascular 10.1 software to obtain the sizing and planning for EVAR.
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Fig. 4
(a) Preintervention angiography; (b) Aorto-uni-iliac stent graft was expanded from infra abdominal aorta to right common iliac artery combined with occlusion of contralateral common iliac by coils (c).
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