title: Initial experience with a new fenestrated stent graft.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The Anaconda fenestrated stent graft (Vascutek, Inchinnan, United Kingdom) is a new device that can easily be repositioned during deployment. This study evaluated its feasibility for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms with inadequate infrarenal sealing zones.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients undergoing stent graft placement at two institutions in the United Kingdom were recruited.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 12 visceral vessels were accommodated with 8 fenestrations for renal arteries and 4 superior mesenteric artery valleys/scallops in 4 patients. One type Ib endoleak was identified at the 1-month follow-up and successfully treated.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Anaconda fenestrated stent graft device can be used for the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with hostile anatomy and has acceptable immediate and short-term results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Peter Mark
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Bungay
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Burfitt
authors.forename: Kaji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sritharan
authors.forename: Lorna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Muir
authors.forename: Sumaira L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Mario Cosimo
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: De Nunzio
authors.forename: Krishna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lingam
authors.forename: Alun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Huw Davies
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D015331:Cohort Studies; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom