Percutaneous Transabdominal Approach for the Treatment of Endoleaks after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Abstract

Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the technical feasibility and clinical efficacy of percutaneous transabdominal treatment of endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair.

Materials and Methods

Between 2000 and 2007, six patients with type I (n = 4) or II (n = 2) endoleaks were treated by the percutaneous transabdominal approach using embolization with N-butyl cyanoacrylate with or without coils. Five patients underwent a single session and one patient had two sessions of embolization. The median time between aneurysm repair and endoleak treatment was 25.5 months (range: 0-84 months). Follow-up CT images were evaluated for changes in the size and shape of the aneurysm sac and presence or resolution of endoleaks. The median follow-up after endoleak treatment was 16.4 months (range: 0-37 months)

Results

Technical success was achieved in all six patients. Clinical success was achieved in four patients with complete resolution of the endoleak confirmed by follow-up CT. Clinical failure was observed in two patients. One eventually underwent surgical conversion, and the other was lost to follow-up. There were no procedure-related complications.

Conclusion

The percutaneous transabdominal approach for the treatment of type I or II endoleaks, after endovascular aneurysm repair, is an alternative method when conventional endovascular methods have failed.

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Endoleak as a complication of endoluminal grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysms: classification, incidence, diagnosis, and management.

G H White, W YU, J. May … (1997)

The inability to obtain or maintain a secure seal between a vessel wall and a transluminally implanted intra-aneurysmal graft is a complication unique to the evolving technique of endovascular aneurysm exclusion. Because the term "leak" has long been associated with aneurysm rupture, the term "endoleak" is proposed as a more definitive description of this phenomenon. Embracing both persistent blood flow into the aneurysmal sac from within or around the graft (graft related) and from patent collateral arteries (nongraft related), endoleak can be classified as primary or secondary depending on the time of occurrence (within 30 days of implantation or following apparent initial seal, respectively). Diagnostic techniques to detect endoleak include arteriography, intraprocedural pressure monitoring, contrast-enhanced computed tomography, abdominal X ray, and duplex scanning. Management strategies for endoleak range from observation with periodic imaging surveillance to correction by additional endoluminal or surgical procedures. Standardization of the terminology describing this important sequela to endovascular aneurysm exclusion should facilitate uniform reporting of clinical trial data vital to the evaluation of this emerging technique.

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Incidence and risk factors of late rupture, conversion, and death after endovascular repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms: the EUROSTAR experience. European Collaborators on Stent/graft techniques for aortic aneurysm repair.

Edwin van den Oord, J-P Becquemin, S Vallabhaneni … (2000)

The EUROSTAR (European Collaborators on Stent/graft techniques for aortic aneurysm repair) Registry was established in 1996 to collect data on the outcome of treatment of patients with infrarenal aortic aneurysms with endovascular repair. To date, 88 European centers of vascular surgery have contributed. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the results of this treatment in the medium term (up to 4 years) according to the analysis of "hard" or primary end points of rupture, late conversion, and death. Patients with aortic aneurysms suitable for endovascular aneurysm repair were notified to the EUROSTAR Data Registry Centre before treatment to eliminate bias due to selective reporting. The following information was collected on all patients: (1) demographic details and the anatomic characteristics of their aneurysms, (2) details of the endovascular device used, (3) complications encountered during the procedure and the immediate outcome, (4) results of contrast enhanced computed tomographic imaging at 3, 6, 12, and 18 months after operation and at yearly intervals thereafter, and (5) all adverse events. Life table analysis was performed to determine the cumulative rates of (1) death from all causes, (2) rupture, and (3) late conversion to open repair. Risk factors for rupture and late conversion were identified through regression analysis. By March 2000, 2464 patients had been registered, and their mean duration of follow-up was 12.19 months (SD, 12.3 months). There were 14 patients with confirmed rupture of their aneurysms. The cumulative rate (risk) of rupture was approximately 1% per year. Emergency surgery was undertaken in 12 (86%) patients, of whom five (41.6%) survived. Two patients who were not treated surgically also died, which resulted in an overall death rate of 64.5% (9/14) of the patients. Significant risk factors for rupture were proximal type I endoleak (P =.001), midgraft (type III) endoleak (P =.001), graft migration (P =.001), and postoperative kinking of the endograft (P =.001). Forty-one patients underwent late conversion to open repair with a perioperative mortality rate of 24.4% (10/41). The cumulative rate (risk) of late conversion was approximately 2.1% per year. Risk factors (indications) for late conversion were proximal type I endoleak (P =. 001), midgraft (type III) endoleak (P =.001), type II endoleak (P =. 003), graft migration (P =.001), graft kinking (P =.001), and distal type I endoleak (P =.001). Endovascular repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms with the first- and second-generation devices that predominated in this study was associated with a risk of late failure, according to an analysis of observed hard end points of 3% per year. Action taken to address the risk factors identified by the study may improve results in the future.

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Is a type II endoleak after EVAR a harbinger of risk? Causes and outcome of open conversion and aneurysm rupture during follow-up.

R. Laheij, Andries J van Tonder, Karen J Buth … (2004)

There is still debate whether type II endoleaks represent a risk for the patient after EVAR. Treatment policies vary from fairly conservative to active intervention. In this analysis risk factors for type II endoleak and adverse events during follow-up were assessed. In addition, risk factors and causes for conversion to open repair and for rupture post-EVAR were studied. The data of 3595 patients, who underwent operation between 1996 and 2002 in 114 European institutions that collaborated in the EUROSTAR Registry, were assessed. To accurately assess the influence of type II endoleaks patients with type I, III and combined endoleaks were excluded from the present study cohort. A combined adverse outcome event consisting of aneurysmal growth, transfemoral reintervention, and transabdominal secondary procedures (including laparoscopic branch vessel clipping) occurred in 55% in patients with type II endoleak at 3 years, compared to 15% in patients without any endoleak (p<0.0001). Conversion to open repair or post-EVAR rupture was not significantly associated with type II endoleaks. An independent association of device migration and expansion of the aneurysm with late conversion was observed. The cumulative incidence of aneurysm rupture at 3 years of follow-up was 1.2% for an annual rate of 0.4%. Variables that significantly and independently correlated with rupture were size of the aneurysm at preoperative measurement and device migration during follow-up. Endoleak type II may not be harmless as it was more frequently associated with enlargement of the aneurysm and reinterventions. Large aneurysms and migration of the device were the main risk factors for rupture. The clinical implications of these findings may involve more frequent surveillance visits for patients with type II endoleak. Aneurysm expansion is a clear indication for reintervention. Patients with large aneurysms, 65 mm or larger, may also benefit from a more comprehensive surveillance schedule.

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Journal ID (nlm-ta): Korean J Radiol

Journal ID (publisher-id): KJR

Title: Korean Journal of Radiology

Publisher: The Korean Society of Radiology

ISSN (Print): 1229-6929

ISSN (Electronic): 2005-8330

Publication date (Print): Jan-Feb 2010

Publication date (Electronic): 28 December 2009

Volume: 11

Issue: 1

Pages: 107-114

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[1 ]Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, University of Yonsei, College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.

[2 ]Department of Radiology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, University of Yonsei, College of Medicine, Seoul 135-720, Korea.

[3 ]Division of Cardiology, Yonsei Cardiovascular Center and Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of Yonsei, College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.

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Address reprint requests to: Kwang-Hun Lee, MD, Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiological Science, Severance Hospital, University of Yonsei, College of Medicine, 250 Seongsanno, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, Korea. Tel. (822) 2228-7400, Fax. (822) 393-3035, doctorlkh@ 123456yuhs.ac

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DOI: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.1.107

PMC ID: 2799639

PubMed ID: 20046501

SO-VID: c84ee6cb-9840-4dbf-aa68-ade917e923fd

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Percutaneous Transabdominal Approach for the Treatment of Endoleaks after Endovascular Repair of Infrarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

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Endoleak as a complication of endoluminal grafting of abdominal aortic aneurysms: classification, incidence, diagnosis, and management.

Incidence and risk factors of late rupture, conversion, and death after endovascular repair of infrarenal aortic aneurysms: the EUROSTAR experience. European Collaborators on Stent/graft techniques for aortic aneurysm repair.

Is a type II endoleak after EVAR a harbinger of risk? Causes and outcome of open conversion and aneurysm rupture during follow-up.

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