title: Use of the IntuiTrak stent-graft delivery system for percutaneous abdominal aortic aneurysm exclusion: initial single-center experience.
abstract: The exclusion of abdominal aortic aneurysms by endovascular techniques has enabled the treatment of patients who have high-risk comorbidities that preclude safe surgical repair. Since the development of the unibody bifurcated endovascular stent-graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm exclusion, remarkable technological improvements have facilitated stent-graft delivery and reduced the required size of the access site. Our initial institutional experience with the use of the Endologix IntuiTrak Express Delivery System for the Powerlink stent-graft (in 7 patients) shows that the device is suited for percutaneous use without sequelae. Herein, we describe the IntuiTrak system and the successful results of its use: we achieved percutaneous access and closure in all 7 patients, with no conversions to open repair or vascular exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Cindy W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tom
authors.forename: Zvonimir
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Krajcer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012042:Registries; D015607:Stents; D013781:Texas; D016896:Treatment Outcome