title: Lessons learned from aortic aneurysm stent graft failure; observations from several perspectives.
abstract: Since the first US report of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm in 1995, many lessons have been learned from the growing reports of successes and failures. This article combines experience with 6 endograft types plus examples from the literature to summarize lessons learned from a variety of stent graft failures classified according to (1) failure of patient selection, (2) procedural failure, and (3) failure of the endovascular device.
authors.affiliation: Jobst Vascular Center, 2109 Hughes Drive, Suite 400, Toledo, OH 43606, USA.
authors.forename: Hugh G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Beebe
mesh_terms: D017130:Angioplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018795:Device Approval; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*