title: Bifurcated endovascular grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Endovascular grafting represents a minimally invasive approach to prosthetic aortic grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). We reviewed our initial experience with a bifurcated endovascular graft that shares with conventional grafts the characteristics of discrete transaortic fixation and unitary unsupported woven polyester construction. Twenty-eight patients (26 male, 2 female; age: 58-93) with infrarenal aortic aneurysms between 41 and 82 mm in greatest diameter (x = 55.4 mm) underwent bifurcated endovascular grafting (Guidant/EVT, Menlo Park, CA) over an 18-month period. We concluded that bifurcated endovascular grafting with the EVT(R) device provides reliable and reproducible aneurysm exclusion with short hospital recovery and low morbidity.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vascular Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Deaton
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Bogey
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brigham
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011474:Prosthesis Design