Emergency endovascular treatment of sac rupture for type IIIa endoleak in thoracic aortic aneurysm previously excluded with endovascular repair.
Elective endovascular treatment of thoracic aortic pathology has been applied in a variety of conditions. The complications of thoracic aortic stenting are also well recognized. Endoleak after endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysms is the most frequent complication; among them, type III is the least frequent. Endovascular treatment of type III endoleak is generally performed under elective conditions; less frequently, in emergency. We report a successful emergency endovascular management of post-thoracic endovascular repair for thoracic aortic aneurysm rupture due to type IIIa endoleak.
Department of Radiology, University of Insubria, Viale Borri, 21100 Varese, Italy. gcarraf@tin.it
Gianpaolo
G
Carrafiello
Monica
M
Mangini
Elena
E
Bracchi
Chiara
C
Recaldini
Eugenio
E
Cocozza
Gabriele
G
Piffaretti
Carlo
C
Pellegrino
Domenico
D
Laganà
Carlo
C
Fugazzola
D000368:Aged; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D057867:Endoleak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome