Multidetector CT findings of complications of surgical and endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysms

Radiol Clin North Am. 2014 Sep;52(5):961-89. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2014.05.002.

Abstract

Aortic aneurysms remain a significant problem in the population, and there is a concerted effort to identify, define, image, and treat these conditions to ultimately improve outcomes. The rapid development of diagnostic modalities, operative strategies, and endovascular techniques within the realm of this aortic disease has transformed the field and broadened the spectrum of patients that can be treated with minimally invasive techniques. This investigation has a broad spectrum of normal expected findings that must be differentiated from early or late complications in which intervention is required. In this article, normal and abnormal postoperative and post-TEVAR/EVAR MDCT findings are described.

Keywords: Adverse effects; Aorta; Complications; EVAR; Multidetector CT (MDCT); Surgical; TEVAR.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm / surgery*
  • Aortic Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Diseases / etiology
  • Aortography / methods
  • Endovascular Procedures / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography / methods*
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prosthesis Failure / adverse effects
  • Vascular Surgical Procedures / adverse effects*