Abstract
We report our initial experience with percutaneous treatment of aortic aneurysms in three patients by stent grafts. A newly developed balloon-expandable Palmaz stent in combination with predilated PTFE was used. In two patients a tube-type reconstruction was performed and in the third patient an aorto-bi-iliac reconstruction. Total exclusion of the aneurysm was achieved in one patient. The other two patients had an acceptably minimal amount of residual perfusion, which slightly decreased during the follow-up period of 6 months. One iliac rupture occurred that was immediately treated by insertion of another stent graft. This study confirms the feasibility of such a concept. Further investigation is warranted.
| Translated title of the contribution | Percutaneous stent grafts for aortic aneurysms: Preliminary experience with a new procedure |
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| Original language | German |
| Pages (from-to) | 511-518 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Radiologe |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1994 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- aortic aneurysm
- bypass procedure, percutaneous
- stent, vascular
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging