A rapid aneurysmal formation after late open conversion of endovascular abdominal aortic repair with complete endograft explant

Late open conversion (LOC) after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Standard surgical technique of LOC has not been established. This report presents a rapid aneurysmal formation in the unreplaced infrarenal aorta after LOC with complete endograft explantation without suprarenal fixations. A 76-year-old man presented with a left common iliac artery aneurysm (CIAA), for which he underwent EVAR to embolize the left internal iliac artery. Although his aneurysmal sac size initially showed a reduction, computed tomography at the 3-year interval post-EVAR demonstrated an increased sac size. Thus, he underwent open aortic repair of the CIAA. Though the postoperative course was uneventful, the size of the unreplaced infrarenal aorta showed a significant increase one year after open conversion. Reoperation was performed, but vascular prosthesis infection occurred as a complication and the patient died on the 196th postoperative day.