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  • Title: Limb occlusion after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with supported endografts.
    Author: Maleux G, Koolen M, Heye S, Nevelsteen A.
    Journal: J Vasc Interv Radiol; 2008 Oct; 19(10):1409-12. PubMed ID: 18693048.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: To assess the time period of onset, etiology, and outcomes of limb occlusion after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with supported endografts. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 1998 to 2007, 288 patients underwent endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) to exclude an infrarenal aortic aneurysm. In the majority of patients, a Zenith stent-graft (n = 187) or Excluder stent-graft (n = 71) was implanted. Nine patients presented with limb occlusion during follow-up. All occluded stent-grafts were modular (n = 8) or aortomonoiliac (n = 1) Zenith endoprostheses. One additional patient who was previously treated with a Zenith aortomonoiliac stent-graft was referred to our institution for further treatment of stent-graft thrombosis. RESULTS: The initial clinical presentations were acute ischemia (n = 5), buttock claudication (n = 3), and incidental findings on follow-up imaging (n = 2). Occlusion occurred within the first month after EVAR (n = 5), between the first and second month after EVAR (n = 2), 10 months after EVAR (n = 1), and 4-5 years after EVAR (n = 2). Underlying causes of occlusion were kinking of the stent-graft (n = 5), small-diameter endograft limb with extension to the external iliac artery (n = 3), and migration and dislocation of an endograft limb (n = 2). Treatment consisted of catheter-directed thrombolysis and stent placement (n = 3), surgical thrombectomy or bypass operation (n = 5), and expectant management (n = 2). Outcome of all revascularization procedures showed immediate clinical success in all patients and no late recurrent limb ischemia at a mean follow-up of 38.9 months. CONCLUSIONS: Limb occlusion of aortic stent-grafts mostly occurs shortly after EVAR and can be related to underlying kinking of the metallic skeleton, extension of the stent-graft into the external iliac artery, or migration and dislocation of an endograft limb. Satisfactory and durable clinical outcomes can be obtained after appropriate revascularization.
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