Results of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with an unfavorable proximal neck using large stent-grafts

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Nov;32(6):1161-4. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9557-z. Epub 2009 Apr 9.

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the early outcome of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAR) with an unfavorable neck anatomy using extralarge stent-grafts. We carried out a retrospective review of all patients who underwent elective EVAR using large diameter stent-grafts between June 2006 and February 2008. All patients had computed tomography angiography (CTA) for procedure planning, and detailed assessment of the aneurysm neck was performed using a three-dimensional CTA workstation. All patients were followed up with CTA at 3 and 12 months and annual duplex thereafter when appropriate. This analysis included 25 patients (23 men, 2 woman; median age, 76 years; age range, 60-88 years). The median aneurysm diameter was 7 cm, and the median aneurysm neck diameter was 31 mm. Extralarge Cook-Zenith stent-grafts were used in all patients, with a top-end diameter of 36 mm (n=23) and 40 mm (n=2). The follow-up period ranged from 3 to 24 months, with a median of 6 months. Primary and assisted primary technical success rates were 80% and 96%, respectively. Reintervention was required to treat proximal type I endoleak (n=1), iliac limb kink (n=2), and occluded femorofemoral crossover graft (n=1). These early results show that EVAR using extralarge stent-grafts with suprarenal fixation can be a reliable modality to treat infrarenal aortic aneurysms with an unfavorable neck anatomy.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Angiography
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Comorbidity
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Imaging, Three-Dimensional
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome