title: Update on the use of abdominal and thoracic endografts for treating aortic aneurysms.
abstract: Endovascular abdominal and thoracic aneurysm repair has heralded a paradigm shift in the management of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysms. Randomized controlled trials have suggested superior short-term and equivalent long-term outcomes of endovascular repair compared with open surgery. Existing endografts have undergone several modifications to meet anatomic challenges and improve patient results. In the past, endovascular repair has been limited to infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms and isolated thoracic aortic aneurysms. The advent of fenestrated and branched endografts have made endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal and juxtarenal aneurysms possible. Continued evolution of endograft technology will maximize the benefit and minimize complications in patients with a range of aneurysmal disease.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery , Mount Sinai Hospital , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery , Mount Sinai Hospital , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fremed
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery , Mount Sinai Hospital , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery , Mount Sinai Hospital , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Faries
authors.affiliation: a Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery , Mount Sinai Hospital , New York , NY , USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marin
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013909:Thorax / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: AAA; Aneurysm; EVAR; TEVAR; branched; endograft; endovascular; fenestrated; stent; thoracic