Endoluminal graft stenting of peripheral aneurysms: questionable results compared with conventional surgery.
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.
Barry
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Department of Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Mackle
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T
Joyce
L
L
Kelly
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C
McGrath
F
F
Bouchier-Hayes
D
D
Leahy
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A
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