Translumbar repair of a type II endoleak associated with an aorta-to-left renal vein fistula after aortic stent-graft placement

J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2006 Mar;17(3):557-61. doi: 10.1097/01.rvi.0000195320.08434.d9.

Abstract

An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a serious medical condition with significant associated morbidity and mortality. Endograft repair of AAAs is a therapy in evolution, but offers promise as a minimally invasive treatment option. Persistent sac pressurization via endoleaks has limited wider application of stent-grafting technology. The present report describes a case of an AAA with rupture into a retroaortic left renal vein that was treated acutely with aortic stent-graft repair. Continued aneurysm enlargement and a large type II endoleak drained by an arteriovenous fistula were subsequently treated via a translumbar approach.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Aged
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnostic imaging
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / therapy*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Contrast Media
  • Embolization, Therapeutic / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lumbosacral Region
  • Male
  • Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
  • Postoperative Complications / therapy*
  • Renal Veins
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Contrast Media