Gustavo José Politzer Telles, Álvaro Razuk Filho, Walter Khegan Karakhanian, Paulo Fernandes Saad, Karen Ruggeri Saad, Jong Hun Park, Leticia Cristina Dalledone Siqueira, Roberto Augusto Caffaro
OBJECTIVE: Endovascular techniques to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms results in lower morbidity and mortality rates. However, dilation of the common iliac arteries prevents adequate distal sealing, which compromises the procedure success. The aim of this study is report the long-term outcomes of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms associated with aneurysm of the common iliac artery following endovascular repair using a bifurcated bell-bottom stent graft. METHODS: This is a retrospective study that evaluated patients treated with bifurcated bell-bottom extension stent grafts to repair an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and who had at least one common iliac artery with dilatation ≥ 1...
April 2016: Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery