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Evaluation summary: the exact cause of the limb occlusion could not be determined from the pre-implant films provided.Angiograms at implant, images at the occlusion event and post-implant were not available for review, and it is unclear which side was occluded.The blood flow dynamics and the stent graft in-vivo configuration could not be assessed from the films provided.A pre-implant film report revealed appreciable irregular-shaped thrombus within the neck, aaa, and iliac arteries.The proximal neck diameter measured 29mm below renal artery, and 26 ¿ 30mm (20 ¿ 24mm flow lumen) along the 23mm neck length.The distal aortic diameter was small (20mm).The right iliac artery was moderately tortuous and revealed a 180° curvature at the right hypogastric with areas of thrombus and calcification, and ranged in diameter from 12 ¿ 10mm.The 11mm diameter left iliac was essentially straight in a-p, and also contained thrombus and calcification.It is possible that the limb occlusion was anatomy related; the thrombus filled neck and aaa, small distal aorta, and calcified/thrombosed iliac arteries all may have contributed to the limb occlusion.This may also have been caused by a patient condition: poor distal runoff, an unknown coagulopathy that is now presenting, or a previous history of pad.If information is provided in the future, a supplemental report will be issued.
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