title: Successful exclusion of subclavian aneurysms with covered nitinol stents.
abstract: Two cases of percutaneous endoluminal exclusion of a subclavian aneurysm with a Dacron-coated nitinol stent are presented. One subclavian aneurysm followed trauma; the other was due to thoracic outlet stenosis which was caused by a cervical rib. In both patients the aneurysm was excluded successfully. The follow-up periods were 22 and 14 months, respectively. Stenoses at the stent graft occurred in both patients; one was treated by balloon angioplasty. In selected patients, endoluminal grafting could be an alternative to surgery; however, stent graft designs need to be improved and long-term follow-up is awaited.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Klinikum Innenstadt, University of Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Szeimies
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kueffer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stoeckelhuber
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Steckmeier
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000497:Alloys; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol