title: A new endovascular approach to treatment of acute iliac limb occlusions of bifurcated aortic stent grafts with an exoskeleton.
abstract: Endovascular aneurysm repair continues to become increasingly popular. As the number of implanted endografts increases, complications will increase as well. We report a new approach to endovascular treatment in two patients with acute iliac limb occlusions of a bifurcated aortic endograft with an endoskeleton. Neither patient required femoral-femoral bypass grafting because of unilateral limb ischemia. We believe this is the optimal primary approach in patients with a bifurcated stent graft with an endoskeleton.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Milner
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Golden
authors.forename: Omaida C
authors.initials: OC
authors.lastname: Velazquez
authors.forename: Ronald M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Fairman
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*