Recurrent Aortic Aneurysms Following Thoracic Aortic Stent-Graft Repair in a Patient with Cogan Syndrome
- 1 December 2006
- journal article
- Published by International Society of Endovascular Specialists in Journal of Endovascular Therapy
- Vol. 13 (6), 779-782
- https://doi.org/10.1583/06-1822mr.1
Abstract
Purpose: To report the need for multiple surgical interventions to treat recurrent aortic aneurysms in a patient with Cogan syndrome. Case Report: A 17-year-old Chinese man with clinical Marfanoid features had a left common carotid artery pseudoaneurysm electively repaired with an autologous saphenous vein graft. Four months later, he presented with acute chest pain. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a 1-cm pseudoaneurysm at the mid descending aorta; a 24times100-mm Talent stent-graft was implanted to exclude the pseudoaneurysm. He was also found to have increasing left-sided hearing loss. A month later, the patient was re-admitted with vertigo and keratitis, which were treated appropriately. Nine months following stent-graft insertion, he was admitted with acute hemoptysis. Urgent CT showed a rupture at the proximal end of the stent-graft, with hemorrhage into the lung parenchyma. In an emergent procedure, the stent-graft was removed, and the descending thoracic aorta was repaired. Intraoperatively, a large pseudoaneurysm was found arising from the proximal part of the stented aorta, which appeared thickened. His postoperative recovery was uneventful. Nine months after the thoracotomy, a routine CT revealed an aneurysm at the distal descending thoracic aorta. On re-thoracotomy, a de novo saccular aneurysm was found 2.5 cm from the distal anastomosis. The affected segment was replaced with a Dacron graft. The distal aorta appeared thickened and edematous; histology confirmed aortitis. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with Cogan syndrome and given corticosteroids and methotrexate. There is no evidence of recurrence at nearly 2 years after the last intervention. Conclusion: This case highlights the pitfalls of stent-graft repair in a patient with presumed connective tissue disease.Keywords
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