title: Prevention of type II endoleak by laparoscopic inferior mesenteric artery ligation.
abstract: Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair by endovascular techniques have gained wide acceptance as a treatment option. A potential well-known complication of endovascular repair includes endoleak. Specifically, type II endoleak, which is described as retrograde flow into the aneurysm sac through collateral vessels, can occur in up to 30% of patients. Certain preoperative factors can predict which patients may develop type II endoleak. This article describes laparoscopic inferior mesenteric artery ligation prior to endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair as a viable treatment option in the prevention of type II endoleak.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT 06706, USA. robert.brenes@stmh.org
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Brenes
authors.forename: Lucian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Panait
authors.forename: Hussain M A
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Abbas
authors.forename: Leonidas
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tapias
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tripodi
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ajemian
authors.forename: Shady H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Macaron
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D057867:Endoleak / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000601:surgery*