Aortic rupture following an EVAR secondary to graft erosion. Issue 4 (28th October 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Banzic, Igor; Lachat, Mario; Rancic, Zoran
• Is Part Of: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions. Volume 87:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 783
• Page End: 786
• Publication Date: 2015-10-28
• Subjects: Type 3 endoleak -- endograft rupture -- aortic plaque; Heart -- Diseases -- Diagnosis -- Periodicals; Cardiac catheterization -- Periodicals; 616.1207572
• DOI: 10.1002/ccd.26269
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1522-1946

Abstract

Abstract : Significant type 3 endoleak as a defect in the graft material, especially associated with endograft rupture, is a rare complication. A 68‐year‐old male patient with aortic plaque rupture was treated with endovascular graft placement. The patient was readmitted two years later with severe abdominal pain, a large retroperitoneal hematoma and contrast extravasation below the location where the aortic plaque had presented. Before an aortic infrarenal cuff could be placed during a control angiography, a large graft hole and a significant type 3 endoleak were observed. The sharp aortic plaque may have been responsible for the endograft tear. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.