Key result
Open explantation or salvage of aortic endografts carries up to ~20% mortality for infected grafts.
Why the study?
Type 2 endoleaks drive imaging costs and repeat interventions after abdominal aortic endografting, presenting a clinical challenge when endovascular interventions fail.
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Open repair for graft salvage or explantation is a viable option for patients with persistent type 2 endoleaks after failed endovascular interventions.
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Alan B. Lumsden (2023) conducted a review in Abdominal aortic aneurysm with endograft complications (type 2 endoleaks, graft infection, graft failure). Aortic endograft explantation and salvage techniques was evaluated. Open surgical explantation or salvage of aortic endografts is a complex but necessary procedure for managing persistent endoleaks and device failures, carrying up to a 20% mortality rate for infected grafts.
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