Polyester-covered nitinol stents (Stentor/Vanguard prosthesis) for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneuryisms: Results and management of complications

This article describes the author's experience with the treatment of abdomi nal aneurysms with a specific nitinol stent. The indications, technique, re sults, and complications of his experience are included. The breakdown of p atients is separated into two main groups. The early group includes patient s from 1994 to 1996; the second group describes patients from 1996 to 1997. The author also separated patients into three types of aneurysms: Type A, B, and C. Type A had no iliac involvement; Type B involved the aortic bifur cation; Type C had involvement of the common iliac arteries without iliac b ifurcation.