RUPTURE OF AN ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSM AFTER ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT PLACEMENT AND ANEURYSM SIZE-REDUCTION

Reduction in aneurysm size during the months after an endovascular gra ft placement generally is considered one of the criteria of success. W e report the case of a patient with an abdominal aortic aneurysm ruptu re occurring 9 months after a bifurcated endovascular graft placement despite a greater than 45% reduction in size noted on contrast-enhance d computed tomography scan performed at 7 months. Biomaterial modifica tions of the stent and of the Dacron explanted stent-graft are analyze d.