Surgical Experience of Persistent Type 2 Endoleaks with Aneurysmal Sac Enlargement after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair.
- Author:
Seung Ho BANG
1
;
Jae Bum PARK
;
Hyun Keun CHEE
;
Jun Seok KIM
;
Il Soo JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Konkuk University Medical Center, Konkuk University School of Medicine, Korea. 20050711@kuh.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Sacotomy;
Endovascular stent;
Complication;
Prosthesis
- MeSH:
Aged;
Aneurysm*;
Angiography;
Arteries;
Diagnosis;
Endoleak*;
Humans;
Prostheses and Implants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2014;47(2):167-170
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Herein, we present a case of a successful treatment of persistent type 2 endoleaks associated with aneurysmal sac enlargement after endovascular aneurysm repair in an elderly patient. We confirmed the diagnosis by abdominal computed tomography and selective angiography revealing an 11.0-cm aneurysm sac with type 2 endoleaks. An attempt for the endovascular embolization of collateral arteries was unsuccessful due to anatomic variations and their multiple complex communications. Instead, transperitoneal sacotomy and direct suturing on the feeding target vessels was successfully performed without any endograft damage. In conclusion, sacotomy appears to be a feasible therapeutic substitute where endovascular or other techniques have a high risk of failure and lead to unsuccessful results.
