Billowing of Endologix Powerlink Stent Graft in Post Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Simultaneous Findings on CT and Ultrasound Imaging

Autor: Christine Hyun, Arthur C. Chang, Naseem Helo, Kenneth S. Chon, Alex C. Yi
Rok vydání: 2016
Předmět:
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Endoleak
Computed Tomography Angiography
medicine.medical_treatment
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
Prosthesis Design
Aortography
Endovascular aneurysm repair
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
Diagnosis
Differential
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
03 medical and health sciences
Endoskeleton
Aortic aneurysm
0302 clinical medicine
Predictive Value of Tests
Blood vessel prosthesis
Humans
Medicine
cardiovascular diseases
Ultrasonography
Doppler
Color
Aged
Computed tomography angiography
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Endovascular Procedures
Stent
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Blood Vessel Prosthesis
Surgery
Treatment Outcome
surgical procedures
operative
Stents
Radiology
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Aortic Aneurysm
Abdominal
Abdominal surgery
Zdroj: Annals of Vascular Surgery. 35:208.e1-208.e3
ISSN: 0890-5096
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2016.01.053
Popis: Endoleaks remain a main concern in endovascular aneurysm repair. A potential false positive in the diagnosis of endoleak surveillance includes "billowing," a phenomenon of the polytetrafluoroethylene plastic outer fabric of the stent graft is seen separated from the struts of the metallic endoskeleton. Contrast presents beyond the endoskeleton but is still contained within the graft. This is secondary to intermittent attachment of the graft to the endoskeleton, and is only found in the Endologix Powerlink. The finding of billowing has been previously reported and is a common knowledge by those who deploy the stent graft. We report a case where there is contemporaneous imaging on computed tomography angiography as well as on ultrasound.
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