• Department of Vascular Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China;
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ObjectiveTo explore the progresses of diagnosis and treatment for endoleaks after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR). MethodsThe literatures on studying the classification, diagnosis and management, risk factor, and treatment for the endoleaks after EVAR were reviewed and analyzed. ResultsEndoleak was a common and particular complication after EVAR and its represented persistence meant failure of the EVAR treatment. Accurate detection and classification were essential for the proper management and the treatment method for the endoleak was determined by the different source. Type Ⅰ and type Ⅲ endoleak required urgent treatment, type Ⅱ and type Ⅴ were considered less urgently but may be observed continuously. A variety of techniques including extension endografts or cuff, balloon angioplasty, bare stents, and a combination of transvascular and direct sac puncture embolization techniques were allowed to treat the vast majority of these endoleaks. ConclusionsEndoleak after EVAR is still the main clinical problem to be solved. The characters of endoleak still are not fully revealed. The diagnosis and treatment remained equivocal, which requires further study.

Citation: GUO Facai,DAI Yuanbin.. Diagnosis and Treatment for Endoleaks after Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2011, 18(4): 455-461. doi: Copy