Successful closure of iatrogenic femoral artery pseudoaneurysm: a new minimally invasive technique.

Pseudoaneurysm following diagnostic or interventional procedures is a well-known complication. We describe a new method of closing a femoral pseudoaneurysm in a case where ultrasound-guided compression had failed. Instead of packing the sac permanently with coils, thrombus formation was successfully induced by temporary placement of a coil transcutaneously in the psendoaneurysm sac, which resulted in closure of the pseudoaneurysm.

Successful transcatheter closure of ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.

We report a case in which a ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva opening into the right atrium was successfully closed transcutaneously by an Amplatzer duct occluder.