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Type II Endoleak After Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Effectiveness of Embolization

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The purpose of this study was to report our experience in treating type II endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Two hundred eighteen patients underwent EVAR with a Zenith stent-graft from January 2000 to December 2005. During a follow-up period of 4.5 ± 2.3 years, solely type II endoleak was detected in 47 patients (22%), and 14 of them underwent secondary interventions to correct this condition. Ten patients had transarterial embolization, and four patients had translumbar/transabdominal embolization. The embolization materials used were coils, thrombin, gelatin, Onyx (ethylene–vinyl alcohol copolymer), and glue. Disappearance of the endoleak without enlargement of the aneurysm sac after the first secondary intervention was achieved in only five of these patients (5/13). One patient without surveillance imaging was excluded from analyses of clinical success. After additional interventions in four patients and the spontaneous disappearance of type II endoleak in two patients, overall clinical success was achieved in eight patients (8/12). One patient did not have surveillance imaging after the second secondary intervention. Clinical success after the first secondary intervention was achieved in two patients (2/9) in the transarterial embolization group and three patients (3/4) in the translumbar embolization group. The results of secondary interventions for type II endoleak are unsatisfactory. Although the small number of patients included in this study prevents reliable comparisons between groups, the results seem to favor direct translumbar embolization in comparison to transarterial embolization.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 50, 90029, Oulu, Finland

    Terhi Nevala & Jukka Perälä

  2. Department of Surgery, Oulu University Hospital, P.O. Box 50, 90029, Oulu, Finland

    Fausto Biancari & Kari Ylönen

  3. Department of Radiology, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    Hannu Manninen & Pekka Matsi

  4. Department of Vascular Surgery, Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, 00029, Helsinki, Finland

    Pekka-Sakari Aho & Mauri Lepäntalo

  5. Department of Vascular Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, P.O. Box 1777, 70211, Kuopio, Finland

    Kimmo Mäkinen

  6. Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Hospital, P.O. Box 100, 00029, Helsinki, Finland

    Wolf-Dieter Roth

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Nevala, T., Biancari, F., Manninen, H. et al. Type II Endoleak After Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Effectiveness of Embolization. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 33, 278–284 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-009-9685-5

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