Endovascular treatment with stenting of celiac artery aneurysms

Abstract

This study aimed to detail the clinical outcomes of patients suffering from celiac arterial aneurysm (CAA) that underwent treatment via stent occlusion.This is a single-center, retrospective study. A total of 8 consecutive CAA patients were treated via stent occlusion from March 2014 to September 2018 at our hospital. Follow-up computed tomography was conducted after stenting at 1, 3, 6, and 12-month time points and every year thereafter. Both short- and long-term outcomes were assessed.In total, 8 stents were inserted into these 8 patients, with 2 being uncovered and 6 being covered stents. In 2 patients, stents were positioned in the celiac artery, while in the remaining 6 patients they were placed in the celiac and common hepatic arteries. The median operative duration was 66 minutes. No patients exhibited procedure-associated complications, and the median follow-up duration was 39 months (range: 18-72). Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT analyses of these patients exhibited stent and distal artery patency in 100% of patients, together with CAA obliteration. Visceral necrosis did not occur in any patients over the follow-up period.Stent occlusion can be safely and effectively used to treat CAA patients.