Retrieval of scrap metal from an abdominal aortic aneurysm during the follow-up

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Aug;13(2):232-3. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.264838. Epub 2011 May 4.

Abstract

A 75-year-old patient underwent open repair of a rapidly expanded aneurysm after previous multiple endovascular repair (EVAR) attempts by others. Open surgical reconstruction allowed the explants of all metallic components of implanted stent-grafts. This is still an uncommon phenomenon due to the still low late reintervention rate.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anastomotic Leak / diagnostic imaging
  • Anastomotic Leak / etiology
  • Anastomotic Leak / surgery*
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / diagnosis
  • Aneurysm, Ruptured / surgery*
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnosis
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Device Removal / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Laparotomy / methods*
  • Male
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Reoperation