title: Endoluminal graft stenting of peripheral aneurysms: questionable results compared with conventional surgery.
abstract: Popliteal and femoral aneurysms can be treated by endoluminal graft stenting, instead of conventional surgery. Results in four cases suggest, however, that long-term results do not justify an endovascular approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mackle
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bouchier-Hayes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leahy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005263:Femoral Artery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011150:Popliteal Artery; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014654:Vascular Patency / Q000502:physiology