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endoleak

noun

Etymology

Blend of endovascular + leak.

  1. derived from *leg-✻
  2. inherited from *lekaną✻
  3. derived from leka
  4. derived from leken
  5. inherited from *lecan✻
  6. inherited from leken
  7. compounded as endoleak — “endovascular + leak”

Definitions

  1. A leak into the aneurysm sac after endovascular repair.

    • The 30-day mortality, stent patency, and the incidences of endoleaks and ischemia of the buttocks and lower limbs were compared.

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