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

Loukia Alexopoulou-Prounia; Stavros K. Kakkos; Chrysanthi P. Papageorgopoulou; Konstantinos Katsanos; Peter Zampakis; Polyzois Tsantrizos; Ioannis Ntouvas

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1736652

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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2021; 09(06): 224-227
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736652

Case Report

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

Loukia Alexopoulou-Prounia

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

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Stavros K. Kakkos

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

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Chrysanthi P. Papageorgopoulou

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

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Konstantinos Katsanos

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

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Peter Zampakis

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

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Polyzois Tsantrizos

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

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Ioannis Ntouvas

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

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Abstract

We 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.

Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm - endovascular repair - graft rupture - iliolumbar embolization

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