The radiation burden from increasingly complex endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

The radiation burden from increasingly complex endovascular aortic aneurysm repair

OBJECTIVES: With increasing experience, endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) has been extended to patients with less suitable aorto-iliac anatomy in an attempt to reduce peri-operative mortality. However, more complex EVAR procedures may take longer and can result in higher rates of complications, additional interventional procedures and more frequent radiological imaging, which may offse...

Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

The early 1990s ushered in the era of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). Diffusion of this technology, although widespread, has been met with enthusiasm by some and caution by others. Advocates of traditional open surgical techniques maintain that EVAR is costly and that long-term outcomes for patients are inferior. The objectives of the present review are to use a case scenario to highlight ...

Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair (EVAR)

Over the past 20 years the availability of aortic stent-grafts has allowed a major step change in the management of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). Prior to this open surgical resection, first described by Charles Dubost in 1950, was the mainstay of AAA management(1). For elective cases open surgical repair has now largely been superseded by the deployment of a covered stent (stent-graft) thr...

Frequency of Complications Following Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Tehran Sina Hospital, 2011-2019

 Background and purpose: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is a localized enlargement of infrarenal abdominal aorta. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is a surgical method introduced for AAA repair. This study, for the first time in Iran, investigated the complications and mortality rate associated with EVAR.  Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional study, medical records were reviewed...

The limits of endovascular aortic aneurysm repair.