Stents for the Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

P. Uhrmeister; D. Ebert; M. Langer

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1615578

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Thromb Haemost 1999; 82(S 01): 171-175
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615578

Commentaries

Schattauer GmbH

Stents for the Treatment of Aortic Aneurysms

Review of Devices, Technique and Results

P. Uhrmeister

¹From the Department of Radiology, University of Freiburg, Germany

,

D. Ebert

¹From the Department of Radiology, University of Freiburg, Germany

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M. Langer

¹From the Department of Radiology, University of Freiburg, Germany

› Institutsangaben

Abstract

Summary

The endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms has generated a great deal of interest since the early 1990s, and many different devices are currently available. The procedure of endovascular repair has been evaluated in many institutions and the different devices are compared. The first results were encouraging, but complications like endoleak, dislocation or thrombosis of the graft occurred. By the available devices the stent application is only promising, if the known exclusion criteria are strictly respected. Therefore a careful preinterventional assessment of the patient by different imaging modalities is necessary. As the available results up to now are preliminary and the durability of the devices has to be controlled, multicenter studies are required to improve the devices and observe their long- term success in the exclusion of abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Key words

Aortic aneurysm - therapy - endovascular stent grafts - aorta - interventional procedures

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