Endovascular conversion procedure for failed primary endovascular aortic stent-grafts

J M Tibballs; G P van Schie; K Sieunarine; M M Lawrence-Brown; D Hartley; M A Goodman; F J Prendergast

doi:10.1007/s002709900218

Endovascular conversion procedure for failed primary endovascular aortic stent-grafts

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 1998 Jan-Feb;21(1):79-83. doi: 10.1007/s002709900218.

Authors

J M Tibballs¹, G P van Schie, K Sieunarine, M M Lawrence-Brown, D Hartley, M A Goodman, F J Prendergast

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Royal Perth Hospital, GPO Box X2213, Perth 6001, Western Australia.

PMID: 9473554
DOI: 10.1007/s002709900218

Abstract

Initial failure of successful deployment of endovascular aortic stent-grafts can be due to a variety of factors and frequently requires surgical intervention. We describe an endovascular technique for salvaging initially failed tubular aortic and bifurcated aortoiliac stent-grafts with reference to three cases.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Angiography, Digital Subtraction
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Aortography
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Postoperative Complications / diagnostic imaging
Postoperative Complications / surgery*
Prosthesis Failure*
Reoperation
Stents*
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color