3-dimensional printing of models to create custom-made devices for coil embolization of an anastomotic leak after aortic arch replacement.

Purpose: The objective of this study was to show the use of 3-dimensional printing models to fabricate a custom-made occluder for device embolization of an anastomotic leak after replacement of the ascending aorta and the aortic arch in a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patient.

Description: We present a 50-year-old HIV-infected patient who underwent ascending aorta and aortic arch replacement for a type A dissection, and who had an aortic arch pseudoaneurysm (sized 5 x 5 x 4 cm) with a slit-shaped entrance hole located anteriorly to the implanted supra-aortic vessels. The patient's 128-slice computed tomography data were visualized and reconstructed.