Outcomes of Endovascular Repair of Aortoiliac Aneurysms and Analyses of Anatomic Suitability for Internal Iliac Artery Preserving Devices in Japanese Patients.
Understanding that the common iliac arteries (CIA) are shorter in Asian patients, we investigated whether this anatomic difference affects the clinical outcomes of internal iliac artery (IIA) exclusion during endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of aortoiliac aneurysm and thus limits the use of IIA-preserving devices in Japanese patients.



From 2008 to 2014, 69 Japanese patients underwent EVAR of aortoiliac aneurysms with 53 unilateral and 16 bilateral IIA exclusions. One patient had persistent buttock claudication during follow-up; however, colonic or spinal cord ischemia was not observed. Anatomic suitability was investigated for the iliac branch device (IBD) by Cook Medical and the iliac branch endoprosthesis (IBE) by WL Gore: 87 aortoiliac segments were analyzed, of which 17% met the criteria for the IBD, 25% met the criteria for the IBE and 40% met the criteria for either. Main exclusions for the IBD were IIA diameter >9 mm or <6 mm (47%) and CIA length <50 mm (39%). Main exclusions for the IBE were proximal CIA diameter <17 mm (44%) and aortoiliac length <165 mm (24%).



EVAR with IIA exclusions in Japanese patients showed low incidence of persistent buttock claudication and no major pelvic complications. Aorto-iliac morphology demonstrated smaller proximal CIA diameters and shorter CIA lengths, limiting the use of IIA-preserving devices.
Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center.
Nathan K
NK
Itoga
Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine.
Naoki
N
Fujimura
Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine.
Keita
K
Hayashi
Department of Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine.
Hideaki
H
Obara
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine.
Hideyuki
H
Shimizu
Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University Medical Center.
Jason T
JT
Lee
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000592:standards; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Anatomy; Aortoiliac aneurysm; Ethnic differences