Treatment of a late-appearing proximal type-1 endoleak after Ancure graft with an AneuRx cuff--a case report.
The authors describe the case of a patient who developed a type-1 proximal endoleak 10 months after Ancure stent graft placement, despite the lack of stent migration or measurable neck dilatation. The patient had been under observation for a persistent type-2 endoleak and was noted to have an increase in his aneurysm size. The use of an uncovered stent was unsuccessful, and he required a covered proximal extension cuff. This led to a resolution of the endoleak. Implications in terms of surveillance and possible etiologies are discussed.
Stefanidis
Dimitri
D
Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 78229, USA.
Chiou
Andy C
AC
Kashyap
Vikram
V
Toursarkissian
Boulos
B
D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex