title: Late type III endoleak from graft erosion of an Excluder stent graft: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of a late type III endoleak from a hole in the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene graft material of an Excluder bifurcated stent-graft approximately 12 months after implantation. The endoleak was successfully repaired by relining the defect site with an Excluder iliac limb. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of late graft-material related Type III endoleak involving the Excluder device.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0286, USA. leewa@surgery.ufl.edu
authors.forename: W Anthony
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Thomas S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Seeger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013997:Time Factors