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Percutaneous closure of a para‐anastomotic abdominal aortic graft leak
Author(s) -
Alzubaidi Abdulmajeed,
MacDonald Shaun,
Clement Jason,
Webb John G.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.20826
Subject(s) - medicine , leak , percutaneous , anastomosis , surgery , complication , abdominal aortic aneurysm , closure (psychology) , aneurysm , environmental engineering , economics , engineering , market economy
Abstract Para‐anastomotic graft leaks are a potential complication following surgical repair of an aortic aneurysm. Reoperation may be associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We report successful percutaneous transcatheter closure of an anastomotic graft leak utilizing an occluder device. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.