OBJECTIVES: Although small, the risk of rupture after EVAR remains a major concern. The aim of this study was to identify mechanisms of late aneurysm rupture after endovascular repair. METHODS: Patients who suffered a proven aneurysm rupture after EVAR were identified from the EUROSTAR (European Collaborators on Stent-graft Techniques for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair) registry. Complications preceding rupture were studied to identify common patterns and possible mechanisms of late rupture. RESULTS: A rupture was documented in 34 patients resulting in death of 21 (62%). Adverse events documented during previous follow-up in these patients included endoleak (30%), migration (18%), limb occlusion (12%) and kinking (12%). The findings at time of rupture were documented in 24 patients and including endoleak: Type III (10), Type I (9), Type II (1); stent-graft disintegration (2) and migration (3). Aneurysm diameter changes could be ascertained in 24 patients and had increased in only seven. CONCLUSION: The importance of graft-related endoleak, stent-graft disintegration and migration in the causation of aneurysm rupture was confirmed. Poor compliance with follow-up schedule was also identified as a common feature. However, the absence of complications in some patients, who attended regularly for follow-up, highlights the difficulty of predicting rupture after EVAR.
OBJECTIVES: Although small, the risk of rupture after EVAR remains a major concern. The aim of this study was to identify mechanisms of late aneurysm rupture after endovascular repair. METHODS:Patients who suffered a proven aneurysm rupture after EVAR were identified from the EUROSTAR (European Collaborators on Stent-graft Techniques for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair) registry. Complications preceding rupture were studied to identify common patterns and possible mechanisms of late rupture. RESULTS: A rupture was documented in 34 patients resulting in death of 21 (62%). Adverse events documented during previous follow-up in these patients included endoleak (30%), migration (18%), limb occlusion (12%) and kinking (12%). The findings at time of rupture were documented in 24 patients and including endoleak: Type III (10), Type I (9), Type II (1); stent-graft disintegration (2) and migration (3). Aneurysm diameter changes could be ascertained in 24 patients and had increased in only seven. CONCLUSION: The importance of graft-related endoleak, stent-graft disintegration and migration in the causation of aneurysm rupture was confirmed. Poor compliance with follow-up schedule was also identified as a common feature. However, the absence of complications in some patients, who attended regularly for follow-up, highlights the difficulty of predicting rupture after EVAR.
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