Open Repair of a Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm With a Type 2 Endoleak After an Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Case Report and Literature Review

Eman H Elbayoumi; Houssam Farres; Young Erben

doi:10.7759/cureus.40315

Open Repair of a Large Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm With a Type 2 Endoleak After an Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Case Report and Literature Review

Cureus. 2023 Jun 12;15(6):e40315. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40315. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Authors

Eman H Elbayoumi¹, Houssam Farres¹, Young Erben¹

Affiliation

¹ Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, USA.

Abstract

A type 2 endoleak (T2E) can occur after an endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). The repair of a T2E is recommended after a sac enlargement of ≥5mm. We present a unique case of a 10 cm aneurysm sac that underwent open explantation 11 years after the initial EVAR and after having undergone several interventions to address the T2E.

Keywords: abdominal aortic aneurysm; endoleak repair; endovascular aneurysm repair; open repair; type 2 endoleak.

Publication types

Case Reports