Late renal artery occlusion following endovascular repair of abdominal
aortic aneurysm: a possible complication of mural thrombus formation
within aortic endografts
Mural thrombus formation within aortic endoprostheses has been described
to occur in up to one-third of aortic endografts depending on the device
type. Data regarding the clinical significance of such a phenomenon are
scarce, but in most cases it is considered to be clinically innocent.
The authors describe a rare case of late renal artery occlusion due to
intraprosthetic thrombus formation and extension into the right renal
orifice 30 months after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
Additionally, a brief literature review regarding the incidence and
natural history of mural thrombotic deposits within aortic endografts is
also conducted