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An ovation ix abdominal stent graft system was implanted to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm.Approximately 1.5 hours post-op, the post-operative ct showed evidence of compression of the iliac limb stent graft at the junction of the aortic body and iliac limb, with thrombosis of the iliac limb.A re-intervention was performed to place balloon expandable stents successfully restoring bloodflow.Following the re-intervention, the patient experienced paraplegia.As of the date of this report, there have been no additional patient sequelae reported and the patient will continue to be monitored.
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