The Canadian Society for Vascular Surgery abstract supplement published in December
2013 contained an error in abstract 38, entitled “Retrospective and prospective review of …

Type II endoleak is the most enigmatic complication after endovascular aneurysm repair
(EVAR). The best world experts on EVAR cannot agree on their significance, implications …

Precisely how type II endoleaks develop and why these leaks seal spontaneously in some
patients and not in others is not clear. The authors provide us with the observation that the …

Background• Though not the most common, type I endoleaks are one of the most morbid
sequelae of EVAR• Patients with Type I endoleaks are more likely to require secondary …

We reviewed the paper by Dias et al. 1 with interest in our weekly journal club. As a group
we are committed to improving the outcome of EVAR, and were interested to review this …

We reviewed the paper by Dias et al. 1 with interest in our weekly journal club. As a group
we are committed to improving the outcome of EVAR, and were interested to review this …

Objectives A common natural history for all type II endoleaks remains difficult to define
based on existing and often contradictory reports. We examined the clinical course of …

Objective Type II endoleaks are common after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR), but
their clinical significance remains undefined and their management controversial. We …

Objectives Type I and III endoleaks represent a lack of aneurysm protection from systemic
pressure. Previous studies have found a∼ 2% incidence of type III endoleaks after …

Sidloff et al. 1 report an improved overall mortality among patients with type 2 endoleaks.
However, their conclusions must be interpreted with caution as study design and …