Clinical Challenges in Vascular Surgery: Endoleaks

With more and more EVAR comes more and more endoleaks. But when do they matter and what can/should we do about them? In this episode, we present a case of a stubborn endoleak and use the course to illustrate a simple path towards the management of endoleaks following endovascular aneurysm repair.

Dr. Nicholas Osborne is an Associate Professor of Vascular Surgery at the University of Michigan and the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Ann Arbor Veteran’s Affairs Healthcare System.

Dr. Frank Davis is a Chief Resident in the Integrated Vascular Surgery program at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Craig Brown is a PGY-6 in the General Surgery program at the University of Michigan.

Guidelines around Endoleak Management

Society for Vascular Surgery Practice Guidelines on the Care of Patients with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29268916/

Conservative Management of Type II Endoleaks:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25042332/

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