A Unique Case of an Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft Rupture 14 Years after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Open Repair Managed with Placement of a Thoracic Endograft-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Unique Case of an Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene Graft Rupture 14 Years after Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Open Repair Managed with Placement of a Thoracic Endograft

Published:2021-12 Issue:06 Volume:09 Page:224-227
ISSN:2325-4637
Container-title:AORTA
language:en
Short-container-title:Aorta (Stamford)

Author:

Alexopoulou-Prounia Loukia¹^ORCID,Kakkos Stavros K.¹,Papageorgopoulou Chrysanthi P.¹,Katsanos Konstantinos²,Zampakis Peter²,Tsantrizos Polyzois¹,Ntouvas Ioannis¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece

2. Department of Radiology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece

Abstract

AbstractWe report a unique case of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tube graft rupture that occurred 14 years after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair. Endovascular repair with a thoracic endograft was performed. Postoperatively, an increase in the size of the existing hematoma with active extravasation occurred and was managed with iliolumbar artery embolization. Τo the best of our knowledge, rupture of ePTFE graft used for AAA repair has not been reported in the literature.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,Surgery

Link

http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0041-1736652.pdf

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