Newer developments in endovascular graft treatment for aortic and aortoiliac aneurysms. A seven-year experience.
BACKGROUND
This article described a 7-year experience with endovascular graft for the tratment of aortoiliac aneurysms and other arterial lesions.


METHODS
Four hundred and seventy-two grafts of various types have been placed in 283 patients.


RESULTS
Short and mid-term results in these patients suggest that endovascular grafts may provide better treatment for central artery injuries and some iliac and aortoiliac aneurysms, particularly in high-risk patients and those with previous aortoiliac surgery.


CONCLUSIONS
In other circumstance, long-term evaluation will be required to determine the effectiveness and limitations of these endovascular grafts.
Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
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D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene