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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-15
pubmed:abstractText
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) enlarges after successful endovascular repair, because of persistent blood flow within the aneurysm sac, or endoleak. In the absence of detectable endoleak, AAA may still expand, in part because of persistent pressurization within the excluded aneurysm, or endotension. We report three patients who underwent successful endovascular AAA repair in whom postoperative surveillance showed aneurysm regression, yet delayed AAA enlargement without demonstrable endoleak developed in all three patients. Endotension was confirmed in all three patients at elective open conversion. Our study underscores the significance of endotension as a mechanism of delayed aneurysm enlargement after successful endovascular AAA repair.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0741-5214
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
840-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Delayed aortic aneurysm enlargement due to endotension after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston VAMC (112), 2002 Holcomb Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA. plin@bcm.tmc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports