title: Surviving an abdominal aortic aneurysm type II endoleak rupture without surgical intervention.
abstract: We describe a patient who survived a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm without any surgical intervention. The patient had previously had endovascular repair of the aneurysm and surveillance of a stable persistent type II endoleak. This case highlights the difficulties surrounding type II endoleak, its natural history, and the ongoing controversies of its management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia jeremy.c.smith@dhhs.tas.gov.au.
authors.forename: Jeremy C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Royal Hobart Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: Stuart R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Walker
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000628:therapy*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods; D057867:Endoleak / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture; endovascular aortic aneurysm repair; type II endoleak