title: Symptomatic seroma after open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
abstract: Seroma following open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair has rarely been described. The majority of cases in the literature have been associated with use of polytetrafluoroethylene grafts. Here, we present a patient with a very large, symptomatic periaortic graft seroma 10 years after conventional (open) repair. The etiology of such seromas is of significant interest in endovascular aortic repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Arizona Heart Institute, Phoenix, AZ.
authors.forename: Leonardo Aquiar
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Julio A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Dawn M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Diethrich
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D049291:Seroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene