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…
VASCULAR SURGERY
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…
Endologix Ovation
The Ovation abdominal stent graft system is a unique polymer-based trimodular endoprosthesis that has demonstrated safety and effectiveness in treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms, especially in patients with challenging neck…
Ruptured EVAR Complications
Endovascular repair of ruptured aneurysm continues to evolve since the advent of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) in the 1990s. Prior to 1994 ruptured aneurysm mortality was 45%–60%….
Endologix AFX
The original Endologix endovascular graft is currently called AFX, mainly to distinguish it from the other Endologix products, Ovation and Nellix (Endologix, Irvine, California). The AFX2 is the third-generation endovascular…
Grafts Outside the United States
Introduction The market of aortic endografts is in continuous development. Several endografts that have gained the CE mark are under investigation by the FDA before launching in the U.S. market….
Vascutek (Bolton) TREO Endograft
Introduction Bolton Medical was founded in 1998 and is based in Sunrise, Florida, and Barcelona, Spain. The company was acquired in 2017 by Terumo (Tokyo, Japan), with Bolton Medical’s products…
Graft-Specific Issues for EVAR: The Aorfix Endograft
Introduction Anatomical characteristics of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are the most critical factors for successful endovascular repair (EVAR). The long-term durability of EVAR is highly dependent on the integrity…
Gore Excluder
Introduction Endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) has become the standard of care in the treatment of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), with low perioperative morbidity and mortality and comparable long-term outcomes…
