Delayed Type III Endoleak Caused by Fabric Erosion after Endovascular Repair of an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Aug;50(4):291-294. doi: 10.5090/kjtcs.2017.50.4.291. Epub 2017 Aug 5.

Abstract

A 74-year-old patient presented with recurrent aneurysms in the infrarenal abdominal aorta and right common iliac artery 6 years after endovascular aortic repair using endografts in the same location. The patient underwent an aorto-bi-iliac replacement with removal of the stent graft. Two holes measuring 2 mm each were found in the removed graft, and they appeared to have been caused by wear from continuous friction between the endograft and the aortic wall.

Keywords: Abdominal; Aneurysm; Aorta; Endoleak; Endovascular procedures.

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