Complication With Medtronic Thoracic Stent Endograft
Introduction and Background The introduction of thoracic stent grafts into clinical practice over the past two decades and the ability to image the thoracic aorta in high definition have offered…
Complications in the Endovascular Management of Aortic Dissection
Introduction Since its inception in 1992, thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) was introduced as an alternative treatment option to conventional open surgery for patients with complicated Type B aortic dissection…
Terumo Aortic Relay TEVAR
Introduction Bolton Medical (Sunrise, Florida), now owned by Terumo (Tokyo, Japan), introduced the Relay thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) endograft in 2005, with Phase II trials for approval in the…
Mesenteric Embolization: Solid Organ, Pelvic Trauma, and GI Bleeding
Introduction The common goal of catheter-based embolization procedures is to cease the flow of blood mechanically in a particular vessel or vascular territory using either a temporary or permanent agent….
Complications in Endovascular Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms requires long segment stent graft coverage with concomitant revascularization of the renovisceral and potentially supraaortic arch segments. Such procedures represent the highest extent of…
Complications of Endovascular Septal Fenestration in the Management of Patients With Aortic Dissection
Introduction Endovascular fenestration is used to manage complicated aortic dissection in a manner analogous to open surgical septectomy. The intent to create a large communication between the aortic true and…
Device-Specific Issues With EVAR: Cook
Introduction Since the advent of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), the rate of technical proficiency has reached impressive levels, with modern reports reaching 99%–100%…
TAA Endoleaks
Introduction Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR), first performed in 1992, has become the treatment of choice for the majority of thoracic aortic pathologies, including thoracic aortic aneurysms (TAAs) and complicated…
Complications of the Medtronic Endurant Stent Graft
Background of the Medtronic Endurant Stent Graft Device The Endurant stent graft system is an evolution of previous abdominal stent graft systems to meet the challenges of hostile abdominal aortic…
General Complications of EVAR
Endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) was first performed in 1987 ; however, a more popularized adaptation was introduced in the early 1990s. Since then, EVAR’s popularity and methods have expanded…
