title: Type I Endoleak-like Phenomenon Causing Rupture of the Replaced Aneurysm Sac 12 Years after Open Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
abstract: Only a few cases of endoleak following conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair have been reported. We treated a patient with a type I endoleak-like phenomenon occuring 12 years after conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Computed tomography demonstrated dilation of the surgically replaced, once-shrunken aneurysm sac to a diameter of 3.5 cm. Thrombus was identified between the graft and the sac. Four months later the sac ruptured, and emergency repair was performed. Dehiscence of the proximal anastomosis causing dilation and tearing of the sac was found. Dilation of a surgically replaced aneurysm sac after initial shrinkage may suggest an endoleak-like phenomenon requiring second repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Aichi Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Aichi, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Teruo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikezawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Banno
keywords: abdominal aortic aneurysm; endoleak; open repair
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