title: Retroperitoneal endoscopic ligation of lumbar and inferior mesenteric arteries as a treatment of persistent endoleak after endoluminal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: A 74-year-old man receiving long-term anticoagulation therapy for intermittent atrial fibrillation had a type II endoleak after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. During an 8-month follow-up, the endoleak persisted, and the aneurysm failed to decrease in diameter. By means of a left flank retroperitoneal endoscopic surgical approach, the aneurysm was dissected free, and the lumbar arteries emanating from the aneurysm, as well as the inferior mesenteric artery, were ligated with titanium clips. A postoperative spiral computed tomography scan depicted one pair of unclipped lumbar arteries just proximal to the aortic bifurcation. After immediate reoperation with the same approach, complete thrombosis of the aneurysm sac was radiographically confirmed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Academic Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wisselink
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cuesta
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Berends
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rauwerda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004210:Dissection; D004724:Endoscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000295:instrumentation; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D014025:Titanium