title: Successful treatment of endoleak Type I with uncovered EX-L stent after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair.
abstract: Treatment of endoleaks after thoracic endovascular repair remains challenging, particularly when the proximal landing zone is small and partly includes the origin of the neck vessels. We report a Type Ia endoleak, occurring after thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair, which was successfully treated with a novel uncovered nitinol stent. With this success, we were able to avoid a conventional surgery to treat the endoleak.
authors.affiliation: German Heart Institute Berlin, Berlin, Germany. buz@dhzb.de
authors.forename: Semih
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buz
authors.forename: Burkhart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zipfel
authors.forename: Guiseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: D'Ancona
authors.forename: Roland
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hetzer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000497:Alloys; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D057867:Endoleak / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol