Endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: management strategies according to CT findings.
OBJECTIVE
With increasing use of endovascular techniques for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms, the prevalence of leakage into excluded aneurysm sacs (endoleaks) as a complication has risen. We will describe and illustrate the imaging findings for endoleaks involving abdominal aortic aneurysms. We will also discuss which types of endoleaks require urgent catheter-based evaluation.


CONCLUSIONS
Radiologists should be familiar with the classification scheme for endoleaks and understand which types of endoleaks require urgent catheter-based evaluation.
Bashir
Mustafa R
MR
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W Congress Pkwy., Chicago, IL 60612, USA. Mustafa_Bashir@rush.edu
Ferral
Hector
H
Jacobs
Chad
C
McCarthy
Walter
W
Goldin
Marshall
M
D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000145:classification* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed