Aneurysm sac shrinkage after endovascular treatment of the aorta: Beyond sac pressure and endoleaks

Vascular Medicine (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 168-173

  Georgakarakos, Efstratios ^a   Georgiadis, George S ^a   Ioannou, Christos V ^b   Kapoulas, Konstantinos C ^a   Trellopoulos, George ^c   Lazarides, Miltos ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c G PAPANICOLAOU HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm; biomechanics; endoleak; endotension; endovascular aneurysm repair; sac shrinkage

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GELATINASE B; STROMELYSIN;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM; ANEURYSM SAC SHRINKAGE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BIOMECHANICS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ELASTICITY; ENDOLEAK; ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM REPAIR; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; ULTRASOUND; WALL STRESS;

AORTA, ABDOMINAL; AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRESSURE; STENTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861825819     PISSN: 1358863X     EISSN: 14770377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1358863X11431293     Document Type: Review

References (43)

1. Chaikof EL, Blankensteijn JD, Harris PL, et al. Ad Hoc Committee for Standardized Reporting Practices in Vascular Surgery of The Society for Vascular Surgery/American Association for Vascular Surgery. Reporting standards for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2002 ; 35: 1048-1060
2. Lawrence-Brown MM, Sun Z, Semmens JB, Liffman K, Sutalo ID, Hartley DB. Type II endoleaks: when is intervention indicated and what is the index of suspicion for types I or III?. J Endovasc Ther. 2009 ; 16: I106-118
3. Toya N, Fujita T, Kanaoka Y, Ohki T. Endotension following endovascular aneurysm repair. Vasc Med. 2008 ; 13: 305-311
4. De Rango P, Verzini F, Cao P. Part Two: against the motion. measuring intra-sac pressure measurements is of no benefit to the patient. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 ; 4: 145-148
5. Milner R. Part one: for the motion. Serial sac pressure measurements can determine which type II endoleaks can be treated. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2011 ; 4: 143-145
6. Corbett TJ, Callanan A, Morris LG, et al. A review of the in vivo and in vitro biomechanical behavior and performance of postoperative abdominal aortic aneurysms and implanted stent-grafts. J Endovasc Ther. 2008 ; 15: 468-484
7. Schanzer A, Greenberg RK, Hevelone N, et al. Predictors of abdominal aortic aneurysm sac enlargement after endovascular repair. Circulation. 2011 ; 123: 2848-2855
8. Chaudhuri A, Ansdell LE, Grass AJ, Adiseshiah M. Intrasac pressure waveforms after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) are a reliable marker of type I endoleaks, but not type II or combined types: an experimental study. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2004 ; 28: 373-378 (Pubitemid 39207086)
9. Arko FR, Filis KA, Siedel SA, et al. Intrasac flow velocities predict sealing of type II endoleaks after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2003 ; 37: 8-15 (Pubitemid 36236938)
10. McLafferty RB, McCrary BS, Mattos MA, et al. The use of color-flow duplex scan for the detection of endoleaks. J Vasc Surg. 2002 ; 36: 100-104 (Pubitemid 41122896)
11. Beeman BR, Murtha K, Doerr K, McAfee-Bennett S, Dougherty MJ, Calligaro KD. Duplex ultrasound factors predicting persistent type II endoleak and increasing AAA sac diameter after EVAR. J Vasc Surg. 2010 ; 52: 1147-1152
12. Mirza TA, Karthikesalingam A, Jackson D, et al. Duplex ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound versus computed tomography for the detection of endoleak after EVAR: systematic review and bivariate meta-analysis. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 ; 39: 418-428
13. Bargellini I, Napoli V, Petruzzi P, et al. Type II lumbar endoleaks: hemodynamic differentiation by contrast-enhanced ultrasound scanning and influence on aneurysm enlargement after endovascular aneurysm repair. J Vasc Surg. 2005 ; 41: 10-18 (Pubitemid 40193333)
14. Fairman RM, Nolte L, Snyder SA, Chuter TA, Greenberg RK. Factors predictive of early or late aneurysm sac size change following endovascular repair. J Vasc Surg. 2006 ; 43: 649-656
15. Greenberg RK, Deaton D, Sullivan T, et al. Variable sac behavior after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: analysis of core laboratory data. J Vasc Surg. 2004 ; 39: 95-101 (Pubitemid 38056158)
16. Gilling-Smith GL, Martin J, Sudhindran S, et al. Freedom from endoleak after endovascular aneurysm repair does not equal treatment success. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2000 ; 19: 421-425 (Pubitemid 30232616)
17. Vallabhaneni SR, Gilling-Smith GL, How TV, et al. Aortic side branch perfusion alone does not account for high intra-sac pressure after endovascular repair (EVAR) in the absence of graft-related endoleak. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2003 ; 25: 354-359 (Pubitemid 36527635)
18. Dias NV, Ivancev K, Malina M, Resch T, Lindblad B, Sonesson B. Intra-aneurysm sac pressure measurements after endovascular aneurysm repair: differences between shrinking, unchanged, and expanding aneurysms with and without endoleaks. J Vasc Surg. 2004 ; 39: 1229-1235 (Pubitemid 38952589)
19. Kwon ST, Rectenwald JE, Baek S. Intrasac pressure changes and vascular remodeling after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: review and biomechanical model simulation. J Biomech Eng. 2011 ; 133: 011011
20. Molony DS, Callanan A, Kavanagh EG, Walsh MT, McGloughlin TM. Fluid-structure interaction of a patient-specific abdominal aortic aneurysm treated with an endovascular stent-graft. Biomed Eng Online. 2009 ; 8: 24
21. Yeung JJ, Hernandez-Boussard TM, Song TK, Dalman RL, Lee JT. Preoperative thrombus volume predicts sac regression after endovascular aneurysm repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2009 ; 16: 380-388
22. Kazi M, Thyberg J, Religa P, et al. Influence of intraluminal thrombus on structural and cellular composition of abdominal aortic aneurysm wall. J Vasc Surg. 2003 ; 38: 1283-1292 (Pubitemid 37517657)
23. Vorp DA, Lee PC, Wang DH, et al. Association of intraluminal thrombus in abdominal aortic aneurysm with local hypoxia and wall weakening. J Vasc Surg. 2001 ; 34: 291-299 (Pubitemid 33661127)
24. Wiernicki I, Cnotliwy M, Baranowska-Bosiacka I, et al. Elastin degradation within the abdominal aortic aneurysm wall-relationship between intramural pH and adjacent thrombus formation. Eur J Clin Invest. 2008 ; 38: 883-887
25. Dias NV, Ivancev K, Kölbel T, Resch T, Malina M, Sonesson B. Intra-aneurysm sac pressure in patients with unchanged AAA diameter after EVAR. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 ; 39: 35-41
26. Hinnen JW, Koning OH, van Bockel JH, Hamming JF. Aneurysm sac pressure after EVAR: the role of endoleak. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2007 ; 34: 432-441 (Pubitemid 47400234)
27. Gawenda M, Knez P, Winter S, et al. Endotension is influenced by wall compliance in a latex aneurysm model. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2004 ; 27: 45-50 (Pubitemid 38008992)
28. Van Herwaarden JA, Muhs BE, Vincken KL, et al. Aortic compliance following EVAR and the influence of different endografts: determination using dynamic MRA. J Endovasc Ther. 2006 ; 13: 406-414 (Pubitemid 44775218)
29. Long A, Rouet L, Vitry F, Albertini JN, Marcus C, Clement C. Compliance of abdominal aortic aneurysms before and after stenting with tissue Doppler imaging: evolution during follow-up and correlation with aneurysm diameter. Ann Vasc Surg. 2009 ; 23: 49-59
30. Truijers M, Fillinger MF, Renema KW, et al. In-vivo imaging of changes in abdominal aortic aneurysm thrombus volume during the cardiac cycle. J Endovasc Ther. 2009 ; 16: 314-319
31. Speelman L, Schurink GW, Bosboom EM, et al. The mechanical role of thrombus on the growth rate of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2010 ; 51: 19-26
32. Greenberg RK, Deaton D, Sullivan T, et al. Variable sac behavior after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm: analysis of core laboratory data. J Vasc Surg. 2004 ; 39: 95-101 (Pubitemid 38056158)
33. El Sayed HF, Meier GH, Mendoza B, Sprouse LR, Parent FN, Panneton JM. Aneurysm regression after endovascular aneurysm repair: what should we expect?. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2009 ; 42: 545-550
34. Pacanowski JP, Stevens SL, Freeman MB, et al. Endotension distribution and the role of thrombus following endovascular AAA exclusion. J Endovasc Ther. 2002 ; 9: 639-651 (Pubitemid 35416824)
35. Brekken R, Dahl T, Hernes TA, Myhre HO. Reduced strain in abdominal aortic aneurysms after endovascular repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2008 ; 15: 453-461
36. Van Keulen JW, van Prehn J, Prokop M, Moll FL, van Herwaarden JA. Potential value of aneurysm sac volume measurements in addition to diameter measurements after endovascular aneurysm repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2009 ; 16: 506-513
37. Golledge J, Tsao PS, Dalman RL, Norman PE. Circulating markers of abdominal aortic aneurysm presence and progression. Circulation. 2008 ; 118: 2382-2392
38. Sangiorgi G, D'Averio R, Mauriello A, et al. Plasma levels of metalloproteinases-3 and -9 as markers of successful abdominal aortic aneurysm exclusion after endovascular graft treatment. Circulation. 2001 ; 104: I288-295
39. Lorelli DR, Jean-Claude JM, Fox CJ, et al. Response of plasma matrix metalloproteinase-9 to conventional abdominal aortic aneurysm repair or endovascular exclusion: implications for endoleak. J Vasc Surg. 2002 ; 35: 916-922 (Pubitemid 44718559)
40. Monaco M, Stassano P, Di Tommaso L, Iannelli G. Response of plasma matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases to stent-graft surgery for descending thoracic aortic aneurysms. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 ; 134: 925-931 (Pubitemid 47449699)
41. Rahman MN, Khan JA, Mazari FA, Mockford K, McCollum PT, Chetter IC. A randomized placebo controlled trial of the effect of preoperative statin use on matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases in areas of low and peak wall stress in patients undergoing elective open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 ; 25: 32-38
42. Xu XY, Borghi A, Nchimi A, et al. High levels of 18F-FDG uptake in aortic aneurysm wall are associated with high wall stress. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2010 ; 39: 295-301
43. Paraskevas KI, Tzovaras AA, Stathopoulos V, Gentimi F, Mikhailidis DP. Increased fluorodeoxyglucose uptake following endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: a predictor of endoleak?. Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2010 ; 4: 117-119