STENT GRAFT FOR TREATMENT OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSM - LEAK DETECTED BY CT

Until recently the nonsurgical treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms has been limited, Published reports recently have described the use of covered stents in humans with abdominal aortic aneurysms [1, 2]. With the increasing acceptance of intravascular stents and the continued development of newer stent designs, interest in the nonoperative management of aortic aneurysms in patients for whom surgery presents the risk of high morbidity and mortality is growing [3-8]. We report a patient with a leaking aortic stent graft diagnosed by CT.