{"title":"Endovascular treatment of a posttraumatic femoral vein-profunda femoris artery fistula.","authors":"A Deshpande, M Denton","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0301:ETOAPF>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0301:ETOAPF>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To describe successful endovascular management of a posttraumatic arteriovenous fistula (AVF) when a covered stent is unavailable.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>An AVF developed between the profunda femoris and the femoral vein in a 59-year-old man undergoing a total hip revision procedure. No covered stent being available, a Dacron plug was inserted on top of scaffolding created by a conventional stent and embolization coils. Successful control of hemorrhage and resolution of the AVF was documented. Pulmonary embolization was avoided by using this scaffolding technique.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dacron can be used for occlusion of a medium-sized artery in an emergency situation in selected cases.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"301-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21358423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J A Rodriguez-Lopez, L Soler, A Werner, E Martinez, K Papazoglou, E B Diethrich
{"title":"Long-term follow-up of endoluminal grafting for aneurysmal and occlusive disease in the superficial femoral artery.","authors":"J A Rodriguez-Lopez, L Soler, A Werner, E Martinez, K Papazoglou, E B Diethrich","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0270:LFOEGF>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0270:LFOEGF>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine the long-term outcome of patients treated with endoluminal grafts (ELGs) for aneurysmal and occlusive disease in the femoropopliteal (FP) segment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>ELGs of radially expandable polytetrafluoroethylene with terminal Palmaz stents were used to form intimal conduits to revascularize lengthy occlusive disease and exclude aneurysms in the FP segment. Patient records were reviewed retrospectively for outcome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-five (98%) of 56 ELGs were placed successfully in 51 patients treated from August 1993 to February 1996. Over a mean 36-month follow-up, 28 (50%) ELGs occluded. Half of these failures reflected early technical difficulties. There were 11 (20%) stent stenoses, 6 in the proximal stent and 5 in the distal device. The majority of the graft failures were treated with endovascular techniques; however, FP bypass was required in 7 (25%) patients, while 2 (7%) were not treated. Life-table analysis demonstrated 46% primary and 68% secondary patency rates at 24 months. Among demographic and procedural variables, only previous dilation or stent procedures in the target artery was associated with failure (p < 0.0001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prototype ELG used in this series demonstrated durability similar to conventional surgical therapy utilizing synthetic material. Endoluminal grafting of FP lesions may be a more durable alternative to classical bypass once devices and techniques are refined.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"270-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21357938","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Deformation of self-expanding stent-grafts complicating endovascular peripheral aneurysm repair.","authors":"M. E. Sitsen, G. Ho, J. Blankensteijn","doi":"10.1177/152660289900600313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/152660289900600313","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To demonstrate the deformation of self-expandable stents after endovascular repair of peripheral aneurysms.\u0000\u0000\u0000METHODS AND RESULTS\u0000The Corvita Endoluminal Graft was used to treat a traumatic false aneurysm of the right subclavian artery and a common iliac artery aneurysm in 2 patients. In the subclavian case, the stent-graft showed a \"cigar-shaped\" deformation with hemodynamically significant stenoses at the proximal and distal ends at 3 months. In the second case, the same type of deformity was noted only 1 day after implantation. Two months later, the stent-graft occluded, necessitating surgical repair.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Both cases demonstrate the possibility of stent deformation of self-expanding stent-grafts implanted at arterial sites not subject to external compression.","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"27 1","pages":"288-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81457189","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Subclavian stents and stent-grafts: cause for concern?","authors":"L H Phipp, D J Scott, D Kessel, I Robertson","doi":"10.1177/152660289900600302","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/152660289900600302","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report cases of stent and stent-graft fracture in the subclavian vessels.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>Three patients with self-expanding stents of 3 different types in 1 subclavian artery and 2 subclavian veins presented with recurrent symptoms 6 months to 2 years after stenting. All devices showed signs of compression with stent fracture. The covered stent in the subclavian artery was excised. Of the 2 venous patients, 1 was treated with first rib resection and the other refused further treatment.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The subclavian vessels are prone to flexion during movement, and the vessels may be compressed by external structures, including the clavicle and first rib. Stents that have not been designed to withstand these forces may be damaged.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"223-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/152660289900600302","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21357986","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T Resch, K Ivancev, M Lindh, N Nirhov, U Nyman, B Lindblad
{"title":"Abdominal aortic aneurysm morphology in candidates for endovascular repair evaluated with spiral computed tomography and digital subtraction angiography.","authors":"T Resch, K Ivancev, M Lindh, N Nirhov, U Nyman, B Lindblad","doi":"10.1177/152660289900600303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/152660289900600303","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To analyze the morphology of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and to study the usefulness of spiral computed tomography (CT) versus digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in the evaluation of patients for endovascular repair.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Of 133 AAA patients (120 men, mean age 67 years, range 52 to 84) evaluated preoperatively with CT imaging, 77 endograft candidates (68 men) were also assessed with intra-arterial DSA. Arterial parameters were measured on axial CT scans and angiographic films for comparison.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Mean maximum AAA diameter was 58 +/- 11 mm (range 39 to 95). Aneurysmal neck diameter was consistently smaller on DSA than on CT (20.7 +/- 3.6 mm versus 23.0 +/ 3.5 mm, p < 0.0001). The distance from the most distal renal artery to the aortic bifurcation was longer on angiography than on CT (mean difference 10.0 mm, p < 0.0001). There was a positive correlation between the maximum AAA diameter and the AAA length (r = 0.49, p < 0.0001) and an inverse relationship between the neck length and the neck diameter (r = -0.36, p < 0.0001). No correlation was found between the maximum AAA diameter and maximum iliac diameter, angulation, or length.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>AAA anatomy varies widely and independently of the aneurysm size. Therefore, the maximum size of the aneurysm is a poor predictor of whether or not an aneurysm is suitable for endovascular repair. The discrepancy between angiographic and axial CT measurements suggests that neither alone is sufficient as a preoperative imaging technique when evaluating a patient for an endovascular graft procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"227-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/152660289900600303","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21357931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C Schönholz, F Donnini, G Naselli, A Pocovi, J C Parodi
{"title":"Acute rupture of an aortic false aneurysm treated with a stent-graft.","authors":"C Schönholz, F Donnini, G Naselli, A Pocovi, J C Parodi","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0293:AROAAF>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0293:AROAAF>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To report the use of an aortic endograft to treat a ruptured false aneurysm at the anastomosis of an aortofemoral bypass graft.</p><p><strong>Methods and results: </strong>A 68-year-old man with a 30-year-old aorto-right femoral bypass and multiple comorbidities was admitted to the hospital complaining of acute abdominal pain. Imaging identified a 60-mm ruptured aortic false aneurysm with associated retroperitoneal hematoma, a 9-cm right femoral false aneurysm, and a calcified 23-mm left common iliac aneurysm. Two slightly overlapping Vanguard straight stent-grafts were implanted in the aorta and left common iliac artery in an emergency procedure owing to the patient's high surgical risk. The anastomotic false aneurysm and the bypass were excluded. A left-to-right femorofemoral bypass was performed to re-establish flow to the right femoral artery with ligation of the external iliac artery. The patient recovered uneventfully. He remained well with a successful repair until his death of a myocardial infarction 6 months after the procedure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Endovascular grafting can be used successfully for the urgent treatment of aortic false aneurysm rupture.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"293-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21358421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Intravascular ultrasound-guided vena cava filter placement.","authors":"W. Oppat, A. Chiou, J. Matsumura","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0285:IUVCFP>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0285:IUVCFP>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"PURPOSE\u0000To report a technique for the insertion of an inferior vena cava (IVC) filter under intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance.\u0000\u0000\u0000TECHNIQUE\u0000Using a Seldinger technique, a single groin puncture provides the access for IVUS interrogation of the IVC. After the anatomy is defined with IVUS, the same guidewire is used for percutaneous IVC filter insertion. Intraoperative fluoroscopy, used as a backup, corroborates the proposed insertion location before deployment of the device. Postoperative flat-plate abdominal radiographs are used to confirm satisfactory position. IVC filters have been successfully placed in 9 patients with no complications related to IVUS-guided insertion.\u0000\u0000\u0000CONCLUSIONS\u0000Intraluminal IVC interrogation using IVUS is ideally suited for the proper deployment of an IVC filter. The deployment of IVC filters under IVUS has the potential to further simplify an established therapy for deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"4 1","pages":"285-7"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83069694","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S R Walker, J Macierewicz, S T MacSweeney, R H Gregson, S C Whitaker, P W Wenham, B R Hopkinson
{"title":"Mortality rates following endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.","authors":"S R Walker, J Macierewicz, S T MacSweeney, R H Gregson, S C Whitaker, P W Wenham, B R Hopkinson","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0233:MRFERO>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0233:MRFERO>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To present the perioperative and late mortality following endovascular repair (EVR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected prospectively on 221 patients undergoing AAA EVR over a 4-year period (median 5-month follow-up). Patients were classified preoperatively as high risk with at least 1 of these features: serum creatinine > 150 micromol/L, ischemic heart disease or poor left ventricular function, respiratory function < 50% of predicted normal, ruptured or symptomatic AAA, contraindication to or failed open repair, and age > 80 years.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred forty (63.3%) patients were classified as high risk, the most common criterion being cardiac disease (n = 96, 68.6%). There were 25 (11.3%) deaths in the 30-day perioperative period, 22 (15.7%) in the high-risk group compared to 3 (3.7%) in the acceptable-risk group (p = 0.02). The most common causes of perioperative death were multisystem organ failure and myocardial infarction. A further 21 (9.5%) late deaths occurred, 16 (11.4%) in the high-risk group and 5 (6.2%) in the acceptable-risk group (p > 0.1).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The mortality of patients at acceptable risk undergoing EVR compares with the best published series for conventional open AAA repair. The perioperative and late mortality in the high-risk patients are substantially higher.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"233-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21357932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
R E Beygui, E V Kinney, L R Pelc, D Krievins, J Whittemore, T J Fogarty, C K Zarins
{"title":"Prevention of spinal cord ischemia in an ovine model of abdominal aortic aneurysm treated with a self-expanding stent-graft.","authors":"R E Beygui, E V Kinney, L R Pelc, D Krievins, J Whittemore, T J Fogarty, C K Zarins","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0278:POSCII>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0278:POSCII>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To present novel techniques to prevent spinal ischemia during aneurysm creation and chronic bifurcated stent-graft implantation in an ovine model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Experimental AAAs were created in 38 sheep. To prevent spinal ischemia, an internal aortic shunt was used during aneurysm creation. In the animals designated to receive bifurcated stent-grafts, a left external iliac-to-internal iliac bypass was performed to revascularize the caudal artery and prevent postdeployment spinal cord ischemia. Specimens were harvested at 1 week, 1, 3, and 6 months, and 1 year.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Aneurysms were successfully created without paralysis in 35 animals. Two died due to aspiration pneumonia. Of the 33 animals implanted with endografts, 16 (94%) of 17 with straight devices and 15 (94%) of 16 with bifurcated stent-grafts survived with well-functioning, patent stent-grafts. Paralysis developed in 2 animals after endografting due to technical failures.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The use of an internal shunt during aneurysm creation and internal iliac-to-external iliac transposition prior to bifurcated stent-graft deployment prevented spinal ischemia in an ovine AAA model. Chronically deployed stent-grafts were well tolerated.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"278-84"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21358418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H D Chastain, C R Gomez, S Iyer, G S Roubin, J J Vitek, J B Terry, R L Levine
{"title":"Influence of age upon complications of carotid artery stenting. UAB Neurovascular Angioplasty Team.","authors":"H D Chastain, C R Gomez, S Iyer, G S Roubin, J J Vitek, J B Terry, R L Levine","doi":"10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0217:IOAUCO>2.0.CO;2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1583/1074-6218(1999)006<0217:IOAUCO>2.0.CO;2","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To examine the impact of age upon the development of neurological and major systemic complications during or after carotid artery stenting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reviewed the complications that occurred in patients undergoing elective carotid stent implantation between September 1994 and August 1996. The study population was then divided into 3 groups according to age: > or = 80 (group A), 75 to 79 (group B), and < or = 74 (group C) years. The rates of death, major and minor stroke, and myocardial infarction were compared among the groups, as well as with the rates reported by the major carotid endarterectomy (CEA) trials.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the study period, 182 patients (216 vessels) were treated with carotid stenting. There were 19 (10.4%) complications: 1 (0.5%) death, 2 (1.1%) major strokes, 15 (8.2%) minor strokes, and 1 (0.5%) myocardial infarction. Neurological complications were clearly related to increased age with rates of 25.0% in group A versus 8.6% in group C (p = 0.042). The overall per patient rate of death or major stroke was 1.6% (1.4% per vessel).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Increasing age has a negative impact on the rate of complications in carotid stent patients. However, the majority of those complications are minor. The relative roles of medical therapy, stenting, and CEA in patients > 80 years of age must await the results of randomized trials.</p>","PeriodicalId":79443,"journal":{"name":"Journal of endovascular surgery : the official journal of the International Society for Endovascular Surgery","volume":"6 3","pages":"217-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1999-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"21357985","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}