title: Endoluminal treatment of type IA endoleak with Onyx.
abstract: Type IA endoleaks associated with endovascular aortic aneurysm repair are typically treated with endovascular adjuncts. Technical failure results when such maneuvers are unsuccessful, and endograft removal may, unfortunately, become necessary. The novel management of a recalcitrant type IA endoleak using the artificial embolization device, Onyx (Micro Therapeutics Inc, Irvine, Calif) is presented for the case of a nonagenarian with prohibitive surgical risk after conventional techniques had failed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. grisafijl@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Joseph L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Grisafi
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boiteau
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Detschelt
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Potts
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kiproff
authors.forename: Satish C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Muluk
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057867:Endoleak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome