Late type III endoleak from graft erosion of an Excluder stent graft: a case report.
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.
Lee
W Anthony
WA
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0286, USA. leewa@surgery.ufl.edu
Huber
Thomas S
TS
Seeger
James M
JM
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