Late Conversion of a Distally Migrated Abdominal Aortic Endograft in a Symptomatic Patient

Raffaella  Berchiolli; Vittorio  Malquori; Valerio  Artini; Giulia  Bertagna; Daniele  Adami; Nicola  Troisi

doi:10.62713/aic.3976

10 Jul 2025Case Report

Late Conversion of a Distally Migrated Abdominal Aortic Endograft in a Symptomatic Patient

Raffaella Berchiolli ¹Vittorio Malquori ¹Valerio Artini ¹Giulia Bertagna ¹Daniele Adami ¹Nicola Troisi ¹

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¹ Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy

Correspondence to: Nicola Troisi, Vascular Surgery Unit, Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, 56126 Pisa, Italy (e-mail: nicola.troisi@unipi.it).

Abstract

Graft migration is still an issue during the follow-up of patients undergoing Endo Vascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA). Open surgical conversion still represents the treatment of choice in patients fit for open surgery. We herein describe the case of a 73-year-old man with abdominal pain, pararenal AAA, and complete migration of an Anaconda stent-graft previously implanted 10 years earlier. The patient was urgently treated with open surgical conversion. Postoperative course was uneventful.

Keywords

aortic endograft
graft migration
surgical conversion
case report