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ArticleAnnals of vascular surgery2020

The Spatial Morphology of Intraluminal Thrombus Influences Type II Endoleak after Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms.

Zachary L Whaley, Ismail Cassimjee, Zdenek Novak, David Rowland, Pierfrancesco Lapolla, Anirudh Chandrashekar, Benjamin J Pearce, Adam W Beck, Ashok Handa, Regent Lee and 2 more

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Article in Annals of vascular surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Zachary L WhaleyNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Ismail CassimjeeNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Zdenek NovakDivision of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
David RowlandNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Pierfrancesco LapollaNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Anirudh ChandrashekarNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Benjamin J PearceDivision of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Adam W BeckDivision of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Ashok HandaNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Regent LeeNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: regent.lee@nds.ox.ac.uk.
Oxford Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Study
Oxford Regional Vascular Services
University of Oxford · GBUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USNuffield Orthopaedic Centre · GB

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Abstract

introductionType 2 endoleaks (T2Es) after endovascular repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) can lead to sac expansion or failure of sac regression, and often present as a management dilemma. The intraluminal thrombus (ILT) may influence the likelihood of endoleaks after EVAR and can be characterized using routine preoperative imaging. We examined the relationship between preoperative spatial morphology of ILT and the incidence of postoperative T2E.

methodsAll patients who underwent EVAR at the John Radcliffe Hospital (Oxford, UK) were prospectively entered in a clinical database. Computed tomography angiograms (CTAs) were performed as part of routine clinical care. The ILT morphology of each patient was determined using the preoperative CTA. Arterial phase cross-sectional images of the AAA were analyzed according to the presence and morphology of the thrombus in each quadrant. The overall ILT morphology was defined by measurements obtained over a 4-cm segment of the AAA. The diagnosis of T2Es during EVAR surveillance was confirmed by CTAs. The relation between the ILT morphology and T2E was assessed using logistic regression.

resultsBetween September 2009 and July 2016, 271 patients underwent EVAR for infrarenal AAAs (male: 241, age = 79 ± 7). The ILT was present in 265 (98%) of AAAs. Mean follow-up was 1.9 ± 1.6 years. The T2E was observed in 77 cases. Sixty-one percent of T2Es were observed within the first week after surgery. The T2E was observed in 50% (3/6) of cases without the ILT (no-ILT). Compared with no-ILT, the presence of circumferential or posterolateral ILTs was protective from T2Es (odds ratio = 0.33 and 0.37; P = 0.002 and P = 0.047, respectively).

conclusionsThe spatial ILT morphology on routine preoperative CTA imaging can be a biomarker for post-EVAR T2Es. ILTs that cover the posterolateral aspects of the lumen, or circumferential ILTs, are protective of T2Es. This information can be useful in the preoperative planning of EVARs.

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