title: Intraaortic stabilization of the AneuRx stent-graft system: a useful adjunct to minimize device migration.
abstract: The deployment of a Medtronic AneuRx stent-graft system for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair requires a series of precise maneuvers that include positioning the primary delivery catheter in the infrarenal aorta, retracting the graft-covering sheath, and withdrawing the stainless steel runners. The last step allows the stent-graft to fully expand and attach to the non-aneurysmal aorta and iliac arteries. Such maneuvers may cause the stent-graft to move caudally if the device is placed in a severely angulated aortic neck. We describe a simple, coaxial, stabilization technique utilizing the contralateral introducer sheath which minimizes potential caudal migration of the stent-graft in angulated aortic necks during runner withdrawal.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery & Endovascular Therapy, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. plin@bcm.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Peter H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lou
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Wellons
authors.forename: Ruth L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: Thomas T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Terramani
authors.forename: Changyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Alan B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Lumsden
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D015607:Stents