A coronary pseudoaneurysm within a restenotic stent treated by implantation of a pericardium-covered stent and drug-eluting balloon

Coronary pseudoaneurysm after bare-metal stent implantation is a rare event. Observation, surgical resection, or implantation of another stent, bare or covered, are alternative and equivalent management options. Since no option prevails over the other, the most appropriate treatment should be evaluated in every single patient. We report the case of a pseudoaneurysm within a stent with diffuse restenosis, treated with implantation of a pericardium-covered stent, followed by postdilation with a paclitaxel-eluting balloon.