PMID: 15239422Jul 9, 2004Paper

Long-term results after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with the Stentor and Vanguard stent-graft

Acta Radiologica
L EngellauE M Larsson

Abstract

To present a single institution experience of long-term results after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) with the Stentor and Vanguard stent-grafts. Twenty-three patients (20 men, 3 women; mean age 68 years, range 53-81 years) were included in this prospective study. A first generation nitinol stent-graft (Stentor) was used in 12 patients and a second generation (Vanguard) in 11 patients. Follow-up was performed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with contrast-enhanced MR angiography (CE MRA) at 1, 6, and 12 months, and thereafter annually (median follow-up 3 years; range 8 months to 8 years). A conventional radiograph of the abdomen was also performed. Before secondary intervention the findings on MRI with CE MRA were confirmed with spiral computed tomography (CT) and/or angiography (DSA). Only one patient (4%) had no complication. Endoleak was found in 15 patients (65%), graft migration in 8 (35%), and graft deformation in 18 (78%). Secondary endovascular repair was required in 7 patients (30%) and 7 (30%) were converted to open repair. Complications with the Stentor and Vanguard stent-grafts were common. Long-term follow-up of endovascularly repaired AAA is mandatory.

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