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DURING REVIEW OF A PUBLISHED ENDOVASCULAR STUDY, ("ENDOVASCULAR TREATMENT OF ASYMPTOMATIC POPLITEAL ANEURYSMS: 8-YR CONCURRENT COMPARISON WITH OPEN REPAIR," JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2007, VOL 48, NUMBER 3, 275-9) A GORE VIABAHN ENDOPROSTHESIS WAS USED TO SEAL A POPLITEAL ANEURYSM. THE GRAFT WAS REPORTEDLY OVERSIZED BY ABOUT 20%, WHICH RESULTED AN INVAGINATION OF THE DEVICE. THIS WAS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED WITH INTRAOPERATIVE PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY AND ADD'L PLACEMENT OF ANOTHER ENDOGRAFT. SEVENTY-TWO HRS POST IMPLANT, THE ENDOGRAFT OCCLUDED AND A OPEN SURGICAL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY 2007, VOL 48, NUMBER 3, 275-9. AUTHOR - M. ANTONELLO, M.D. UNIV OF PADUA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, VIA GIUSTINIANI 2, PADUA, ITALY.