Deteriorating Consumptive Coagulopathy with Type III Endoleak following Endovascular Repair for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Liver Cirrhosis

Abstract

Purpose:

To report a case of deteriorating consumptive coagulopathy with type III endoleak following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of the abdominal aorta associated with liver cirrhosis.

Case Report:

A 72-year-old man with liver cirrhosis developed type III endoleak following EVAR. Spontaneous intramuscular hematoma developed due to deteriorating consumptive coagulopathy induced by type III endoleak and liver dysfunction. Although additional EVAR was performed at 52 months after primary EVAR, the patient died due to multiorgan failure and multifocal hematoma of the muscles and subserosa.

Conclusion:

EVAR for patients with liver dysfunction and coagulopathy should be considered with great caution. We suggest that prompt and adequate treatment using an endovascular technique or surgical repair should be performed for patients with liver dysfunction, coagulopathy, and turbulent endoleak, even if the coagulopathies are worse compared to before EVAR.

Keywords

abdominal aortic aneurysm consumptive coagulopathy stent-graft endoleak liver cirrhosis

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