Successful endovascular repair with coil embolization of ruptured right internal thoracic artery aneurysm

Reparo endovascular bem-sucedido de aneurisma da artéria torácica interna direita roto com embolização com molas

Abstract

Internal thoracic artery aneurysms (ITAAs) are rare with wide variation in clinical presentation and a high risk of rupture. Endovascular techniques are increasingly being used for treatment of such aneurysms over surgical repair in recent times. A 34-year-old male presented with progressive swelling of the right anterior chest wall for 2 weeks and was diagnosed with right internal thoracic artery aneurysm with contained rupture. He underwent successful endovascular repair with coil embolization of ruptured right ITAA. Post intervention computed tomography (CT) angiography confirmed sealing of the ruptured aneurysm with no residual filling of the sac. At six months follow-up he is doing well with complete resolution of hematoma. This case demonstrates that an endovascular approach with coil embolization is a feasible and safe option for treating the rare ruptured ITAAs.

Keywords:
internal thoracic artery aneurysm; aneurysm rupture; coil embolization; endovascular repair; CT angiography; percutaneous repair