title: Imaging and management of complications of open surgical repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
abstract: Open repair is still considered the reference standard for long-term repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). In contrast to endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), patients with open surgical repair of AAA are not routinely followed up with imaging. Although complications following EVAR are widely recognized and routinely identified on follow-up imaging, complications also do occur following open surgical repair. With frequent use of multi-slice computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) in vascular patients, there is now improved recognition of the potential complications following open surgical repair. Many of these complications are increasingly being managed using endovascular techniques. The aim of this review is to illustrate a variety of potential complications that may occur following open surgical repair and to demonstrate their management using both surgical and endovascular techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, City General Hospital, University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust, Stoke-On-Trent, UK.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nayeemuddin
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Pherwani
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Asquith
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D057867:Endoleak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000209:etiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome