Hybrid Repair of a Thoraco-abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Polycystic Kidney Disease

Abstract Introduction We report an incidental finding of a 9.8 cm Crawford type III thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Case report CT imaging revealed a grossly enlarged polycystic liver and right kidney in a 54-year-old female. Th...

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Published in:European journal of vascular and endovascular surgery extra 2012-09, Vol.24 (3), p.e13-e15
Main Authors: Perera, A.H, Kashef, E, Courtois, N, Wolfe, J
Format: Article
Language:English
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Hybrid repair
Polycystic kidney disease
Surgery
Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm
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Summary:Abstract Introduction We report an incidental finding of a 9.8 cm Crawford type III thoraco-abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Case report CT imaging revealed a grossly enlarged polycystic liver and right kidney in a 54-year-old female. The patient had a complex medical history including end-stage renal failure requiring haemodialysis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She had experienced back pain for eighteen months. This was attributed to a progression of pain secondary to abdominal polycystic disease and therefore not investigated. She had previously undergone a left nephrectomy. A single-stage hybrid approach with open retrograde visceral re-vascularisation and endovascular stenting was carried out successfully to treat the aneurysm. Discussion We report this case to highlight the association between aortic aneurysms and ADPKD, and we present a solution to the complex technical problem involved.
ISSN:1533-3167
1533-3167
DOI:10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2012.06.003