Contrast Enhanced Ultra Sound (CEUS) for EVAR Monitoring: A New First Line Method for Post-operative Surveillance? A Single Center Experience

Introduction: EVAR (Endo Vascular Aortic Repair) is the first line therapy for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). The most frequent post-operative complications of EVAR are endoleaks (EL) that occur when blood leaks back into the aneurysm sac. Type II EL is the most frequent complication requiring lifelong surveillance by radiological imaging. Nowadays, according to guidelines, Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) scan represents the gold standard modality of imaging to detect EL.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Ilenia D'Alessio, Maurizio Domanin, Silvia Romagnoli, Alberto Maria Settembrini, Santi Trimarchi Source Type: research