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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Dec 13.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Nov 2;80(24):e223–e393. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.004

FIGURE 11. Classification of Endoleak Types.

FIGURE 11

Endoleaks are classified by 5 types: Type Ia, proximal attachment site endoleak; Type Ib, distal attachment site endoleak; Type II, backfilling of the aneurysm sac through branch vessels of the aorta; Type III, graft defect or component misalignment; Type IV, leakage through the graft wall attributable to endograft porosity; and Type V, caused by “endotension,” possibly resulting from aortic pressure transmitted through the graft/thrombus to the aneurysm sac. Adapted from Rokosh et al.2 Copyright 2021, with permission from Elsevier, Inc., and the Society for Vascular Surgery.