Endoluminal graft stenting of peripheral aneurysms: questionable results compared with conventional surgery

Popliteal and femoral aneurysms can be treated by endoluminal graft stenting, instead of conventional surgery. Results in four cases suggest, however, that long-term results do not justify an endovascular approach

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Veröffentlicht in:	The surgeon (Edinburgh) 2003-02, Vol.1 (1), p.42-44
Hauptverfasser:	Barry, M.C., Mackle, T., Joyce, L., Kelly, C., McGrath, F., Bouchier-Hayes, D., Leahy, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aneurysm - diagnostic imaging Aneurysm - mortality Aneurysm - surgery Aneurysms Angiography - methods Biological and medical sciences Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods endoluminal grafts Femoral Artery fermoral Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures - methods popliteal Popliteal Artery Prognosis Risk Assessment Sampling Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Severity of Illness Index Stents Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Survival Rate Treatment Outcome Vascular Patency - physiology Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels
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Zusammenfassung:	Popliteal and femoral aneurysms can be treated by endoluminal graft stenting, instead of conventional surgery. Results in four cases suggest, however, that long-term results do not justify an endovascular approach
ISSN:	1479-666X 2405-5840
DOI:	10.1016/S1479-666X(03)80008-2