Results of endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Citation
K. Balzer et M. Heidrich, Results of endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, ZBL CHIR, 126(2), 2001, pp. 106-114
Citations number
54
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ZENTRALBLATT FUR CHIRURGIE
ISSN journal
0044409X → ACNP
Volume
126
Issue
2
Year of publication
2001
Pages
106 - 114
Database
ISI
SICI code
0044-409X(2001)126:2<106:ROETOA>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
According to the principles of minimal invasive surgery a reduced operative trauma and complication rate are the main goals of endovascular aneurysm e xclusion. From July 1996 to August 1999 we found 75 patients eligible for e ndovascular aneurysm therapy. The procedure was primarily successful in 95 % of the patients. In the first time we had to switch to open surgery in 4 patients. There was 1 procedure related death. Most frequent later complica tions were graft occlusion (9.7 %) and type I, II and III leakages (14.1 %) , which were partially repaired using endovascular techniques and partially by use of open surgery. In a selected group of patients the middle term re sults of infrarenal aneurysm therapy by endovascular stent graft implantati on are promising.