We describe a patient who survived a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm without any surgical intervention. The patient had previously had endovascular repair of the aneurysm and surveillance of a stable persistent type II endoleak. This case highlights the difficulties surrounding type II endoleak, its natural history, and the ongoing controversies of its management.
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