Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 203-206, January 2010

The use of dynamic volumetric CT angiography (DV-CTA) for the characterization of endoleaks following fenestrated endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (f-EVAR)

  • Clare L. Bent, MBBCh, FRCR

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Clare L. Bent, MBBCh, FRCR, Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital – University Health Network, 585 University Ave., Toronto, ON, M5G 2N2, Canada
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  • Jeff D. Jaskolka, MD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Thomas F. Lindsay, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Toronto General Hospital – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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  • Kongteng Tan, FRCS, FRCR, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Department of Medical Imaging, Toronto General Hospital – University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Received 2 June 2009; accepted 23 July 2009. published online 25 November 2009.

Accurate endoleak classification is essential following fenestrated endovascular aneurysm repair (f-EVAR). Both endoleak type and exact source of endoleak have implications upon the urgency and complexity of future management strategies. Herein we report on a patient with a documented endoleak post-f-EVAR, in which the source of blood flow into the aneurysm sac could not be determined using conventional computed tomographic angiography. Consequently, dynamic volumetric computed tomographic angiography (DV-CTA) was employed, which clearly illustrated the site of origin of the endoleak. DV-CTA enables accurate endoleak characterization following f-EVAR, with excellent conspicuity of the source of blood flow into the aneurysm sac.

 

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PII: S0741-5214(09)01573-0

doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2009.07.101

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 203-206, January 2010