Endoleaks and Endotension

Frank J. Veith, Montefiore Medical Center-Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, New York, U.S.A. Richard A. Baum, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

1. Introduction and Methods 2. Results of Consensus Questionnaire and Conference Process 3. Overall Comment from the Consensus Process 4. Endoleak and Endotension: Definitions, Classification, and Current Concepts 5. Success of Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms and the Presence of Endoleak: The EUROSTAR Experience 6 Clinical Experience with Endotension: Presentation, Management, and Analysis of Causes 7. Experience, Views, and Management of Endoleaks with the Zenith Endoluminal Graft for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm 8. Endoleak and Endotension: The Buenos Aires Perspective 9. The Nature and Significance of Endoleak and Endotension: The Liverpool View 10. AAA Endograft Endoleak Management 11. Endoleaks Do Not Predict Clinical Outcome Following Endovascular Aneurysm Repair 12. Management of Endoleaks After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair 13. Opinions on Endoleaks 14. Endoleak and Endotension: The Springfield Experience 15. The Nottingham Perspective with Endoleaks and Endotension: Current Problems and Future Strategies 16. Endoleak Behavior Is Graft Specific 17. Diagnosis and Treatment of Intraoperative Endoleaks: When Is the Operation Really Over? 18.Clipping of Inferior Mesenteric and Lumbar Arteries via Retroperitoneal Laparo-Endoscopic Approach as a Treatment of Persistent Endoleak 19. The Inferior Mesenteric Artery as a Principal Source of Backflow Endoleaks: Incidence and Management 20. Endoleaks and Endotension: The Malmo Perspective Timothy Resch, Bjorn Sonesson, Krassi Ivancev, and Martin Malina 21. Sac Exclusion, Endopressure, and Endotension Following Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: The Role of Sac Volume Measurement 22. Opinions on Endoleaks and Endotension 23. Complications of Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Exclusion: Evolving Concepts in Endoleak and Endotension