Endovascular Treatment of Popliteal Artery Aneurysms

AbstractObjective. To present the results of the endovascular treatment of popliteal artery aneurysms.Methods. From April 1999 to January 2002, 11 patients, aged 40–94 years, with 12 popliteal aneurysms were treated. Nine (75%) underwent an endoluminal repair, of whom three were done emergently due to a aneurysm rupture. Aneurysm diameter was 28–105 (mean 69) mm. A Hemobahn stent graft was inserted in six, Wallgraft in two and Passager in one case.Results. During a mean follow-up of 14 (3–31) months, four (44%) thromboses occurred: two in the early postoperative period (30 days) and two during the late postoperative period. Two of the four occluded grafts were successfully reopened, and in the one a stenosis of the distal end of the stent graft was treated with balloon dilatation. Patency rates at 1 and 12 months were 64/47% (primary patency) and 88/75% (secondary patency), respectively.Conclusion. Initial experience with endovascular treatment of the popliteal aneurysm in high-risk patients yielded modest results. Larger number of patients and further follow-up time is necessary to evaluate the long-term results

The ovation abdominal stent graft for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms: Current evidence and future perspectives

The Ovation Abdominal Stent Graft System is a trimodular endoprosthesis recently introduced for the endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). It uncouples the stages of stent-graft fixation and sealing with the suprarenal fixation achieved with a long, rigid anchored stent while the sealing onto the neck is accomplished via a pair of polymer-filled inflatable rings that accommodate to each patients individual anatomy. Moreover, the lack of Nitinol support enables lower profiles of the endografts delivery system, thus facilitating the navigation through angulated and stenosed iliac vessels. Ovations novel design expands further the AAA eligibility to endovascular repair. This article discusses the clinical and hemodynamic consequences of the Ovation design and contributes to better understanding of current and future implications. © 2016 Taylor & Francis

Bilateral True Isolated Superficial Femoral Artery Aneurysm: Report of a Case and Literature Review

AbstractWe report a case of an 85-year-old man with true isolated bilateral superficial femoral artery aneurysms. The aneurysm size was 6.2cm on the right and 4.8cm on the left. They were repaired with transfemoral endovascular placement of three excluder stent grafts on the right and two excluder stent grafts on the left. Both procedures were done under local anaesthesia