title: A Case of Endovascular Treatment of Severe Graft Limb Kinking after Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair.
abstract: Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been recommended as an alternative to open aneurysm repair. The risk of severe perioperative complications is lower than that in open surgical repair; however, late complications are more likely. After EVAR, regular yearly surveillance by duplex ultrasonography or computed tomography is recommended. We report the case of a 67-year-old man with a severely kinked left iliac branch of the stent graft 10 years after EVAR. He had not undergone regular follow-up during the last 4 years. We realigned the endograft kink by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong-Beom
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Mi-Hwa
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Ill
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Sang-Don
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Abdominal aortic aneurysm; Angioplasty; Endovascular procedures