Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 1181-1187 , June 2008

What is the clinical utility of a 6-month computed tomography in the follow-up of endovascular aneurysm repair patients?

Presented at the 2007 Vascular Annual Meeting of the Society for Vascular Surgery, Philadelphia, Pa, June 6-10, 2007.

Received 5 June 2007 ,Accepted 29 January 2008.

  • Image Result

    Protocol for computed tomography (CT) surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), including number and types of endoleak at each follow-up patients in group I, group II, and those with abn

    Protocol for computed tomography (CT) surveillance after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), including number and types of endoleak at each follow-up patients in group I, group II, and those with abnormal results on 1-month CT scans.

  • Image Result
    Proximal attachment site in the group I patient who developed a type 1 leak at (A) 1 month, (B) 6 months, and (C) at 1 year when the leak developed.

    Proximal attachment site in the group I patient who developed a type 1 leak at (A) 1 month, (B) 6 months, and (C) at 1 year when the leak developed.

  • Image Result
    The 6-month computed tomography scan of the group I patient who developed main body thrombosis showed no evidence of stenosis at the narrowest portion of the aorta.

    The 6-month computed tomography scan of the group I patient who developed main body thrombosis showed no evidence of stenosis at the narrowest portion of the aorta.

  • Image Result
    The 6-month computed tomography scan of the group I patient who developed limb thrombosis showed no evidence of stenosis at the narrowest portion of the aorta.

    The 6-month computed tomography scan of the group I patient who developed limb thrombosis showed no evidence of stenosis at the narrowest portion of the aorta.

 Competition of interest: none.

 CME article

PII: S0741-5214(08)00194-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.01.056

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 6 , Pages 1181-1187 , June 2008