title: Combining open and endovascular surgery for the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report using a hybrid vascular graft.
abstract: Migration and endoleaks after endovascular exclusion of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm may lead to long-term failure of the stent graft. We report a successful case of a novel technique that combined open and endovascular surgery to address the issues of migration and endoleak in the repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The hybrid graft, consisting of a proximal, conventional Dacron graft and two distal endoprosthesis limbs, was designed to reduce aortic cross-clamp time in aortic procedures. This is the first reported clinical experience with this new hybrid vascular graft for the treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Augusta Hospital Duesseldorf, 40472 Duesseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Judith C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolvenbach
authors.forename: Laszlo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pinter
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene