Endovascular Repair of an Anastomotic Leak Following Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Ninewells Hospital, Department of Vascular Surgery and Radiology (United Kingdom)
This report describes the case of an early postoperative anastomotic leak following elective open repair of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm which was successfully treated by endovascular stent-grafting. A 71-year-old man underwent open tube graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Twelve days later he presented with a contained leak from the distal anastomosis, which was confirmed on CT scan. This was successfully treated with a bifurcated aortic stent-graft. This case illustrates the usefulness of the endovascular approach for resolving this rare surgical complication of open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm and the challenges associated with the deployment of such a device within an aortic tube graft.
- OSTI ID:
- 21090811
- Journal Information:
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 30, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1007/s00270-007-9076-8; Copyright (c) 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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