%A Filis,Konstantinos %A Zarmakoupis,Constantinos %A Karantzikos,Georgios %A Sigala,Frangiska %A Bazigos,Gerasimos %A Galyfos,George %D 2017 %J Frontiers in Surgery %C %F %G English %K type IV endoleak,Rupture,Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair,Open repair,microleakage %Q %R 10.3389/fsurg.2017.00045 %W %L %M %P %7 %8 2017-August-10 %9 Case Report %+ George Galyfos,First Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital,Greece,georgegalyfos@hotmail.com %# %! Type IV endoleak and rupture %* %< %T Late Sac Rupture due to a Type IV Endoleak after Previous Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair: A Case Report %U https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2017.00045 %V 4 %0 JOURNAL ARTICLE %@ 2296-875X %X Type IV endoleaks have been identified as endoleaks of low flow, and rupture risk has been estimated to be minimal in literature. Therefore, conservative treatment has been recommended in most cases. We are presenting a rare case of late rupture due to type IV endoleak that was treated with open repair applying a novel surgical technique.