title: Mid-term comparison of bifurcated modular endograft versus aorto-uni-iliac endograft in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: The aim of this prospective study was to compare the outcome of the Talent bifurcated endograft versus the Endofit aorto-uni-iliac endograft in the short-term and mid-term. Between March 2000 and December 2003, 86 patients were treated with the Talent bifurcated endograft (group A) and 21 with the Endofit aorto-uni-iliac endograft (group B) in the same institute by the same surgical team. All patients followed a prospective protocol of preoperative evaluation and postoperative follow-up. We compared groups A and B in terms of perioperative mortality and morbidity, mid-term endoleak rate, mid-term success rate, and mid-term survival. The perioperative mortality for group A was 1.63%, while that for group B was 0% (P = 0.62). The endoleak rate for group A was 4.65%, and that for group B was 14.29% (P = 0.135). The mid-term success rate was 96.5% for group A and 100% for group B (P = 0.386). There was no significant difference in outcome between the patients treated with the Talent and those treated with the Endofit endoprosthesis. Treating abdominal aortic aneurysms with aorto-uni-iliac endoprosthesis is as safe and effective as treating them with bifurcated endografts.
authors.affiliation: 1st Surgical Department, Aristotle University, Thessaloniky, Greece. hdlns@freemail.gr
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dalainas
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moros
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gerasimidis
authors.forename: Dimitris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Papadimitriou
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saratzis
authors.forename: Christos G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Gitas
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiskinis
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lazaridis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006115:Greece; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome