title: Renewed endovascular repair for recurrent acute abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: The aim of the study was to describe the successful endovascular management of a patient who was admitted urgently with a second episode of acute abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) 30 months after emergency endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (eEVAR) for a ruptured AAA. The patient, an 84 year-old male physician, presented with severe acute abdominal and back pain. Contrast-enhanced computer tomography scanning showed type III endoleak owing to complete disconnection of both graft limbs and the prosthetic main body. Treatment consisted of acute stent-grafting with two bridging stent-grafts to seal the endoleak and reline the graft. The patient is alive and well 6 months postoperatively. This case indicates the need for follow-up after eEVAR, but also that complications can be managed endovascularly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Umberto M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Bracale
authors.forename: Clark J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Zeebregts
authors.forename: Ben R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Saleem
authors.forename: Ted R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Prins
authors.forename: Eric L G
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Verhoeven
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome