Vascular Specialist International  2016;32(1):26-28

doi:10.5758/vsi.2016.32.1.26

A Case of Endovascular Treatment of Severe Graft Limb Kinking after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.

Jong Beom SHIN 1 ; Mi Hwa PARK ; Sang Ho JEONG ; Sung Woo KWON ; Sung Hee SHIN ; Seong Ill WOO ; Sang Don PARK

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Keywords

Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Endovascular procedures; Angioplasty

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been recommended as an alternative to open aneurysm repair. The risk of severe perioperative complications is lower than that in open surgical repair; however, late complications are more likely. After EVAR, regular yearly surveillance by duplex ultrasonography or computed tomography is recommended. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with a severely kinked left iliac branch of the stent graft 10 years after EVAR. He had not undergone regular follow-up during the last 4 years. We realigned the endograft kink by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.