title: Endoluminal repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms using a modular stent-graft: one-year clinical results from a European multicentre trial.
abstract: This is a report of a prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Medtronic AneuRx stent-graft. Patients with an infrarenal aneurysm with a proximal neck length of greater than 10 mm and a neck diameter not greater than 26 mm and iliac artery diameters of at least 6 mm were accepted for endovascular repair using the Medtronic AneuRx modular stent-graft. A total of 104 patients were included in the study. Transfemoral placement of the bifurcated stent-graft was successful in 102 of 104 patients. Two conversions were performed. The mean operating time was 148 min (range 75-480) and the mean blood loss was 605 ml (range 100-2900). The mean follow-up was 15 months (range 12-21). Complications were rare and no kinking or migration occurred. At follow-up, four endoleaks persisted after 12 months. The Medtronic AneuRx stent-graft is a safe and efficacious alternative to open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with excellent early results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Nolthenius
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Biasi
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Piglionica
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meregaglia
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Coppi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pacchioni
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gennai
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Barzi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Verzini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maselli
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caporali
authors.forename: F L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Moll
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome