title: Treatment of type V endoleaks by endovascular redo stent-graft placement.
abstract: Continuous enlargement of the aneurysmal sac after endovascular stent-graft treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms due to graft wall porosities (type V endoleak) is a novel problem. Two patients having undergone prior endovascular stent-graft placement of a thoracic aortic aneurysm presented with a continuous enlargement of the aneurysmal sac without a detectable endoleak. Both patients underwent redo stent-graft placement. Subsequently, shrinkage of the aneurysmal sac could be observed. Therefore endovascular redo stent-graft placement may represent an effective means in treating type V endoleaks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Angiography, University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zimpfer
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schoder
authors.forename: Roman
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gottardi
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammer
authors.forename: Ernst
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wolner
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grimm
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Czerny
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D000792:Angiography; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D019233:Retreatment; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016896:Treatment Outcome