Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 919-923 , May 2008

Midterm outcomes of femoral arteries after percutaneous endovascular aortic repair using the Preclose technique

Presented at the Twenty-second Annual Meeting of the Western Vascular Society, Kona, Hawaii, Sept 8-11, 2007.

Received 6 September 2007 ,Accepted 10 December 2007.

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    Distribution of sheath sizes. Solid bars represent technically successful closure. Stippled bars represent early failures for each sheath size.

    Distribution of sheath sizes. Solid bars represent technically successful closure. Stippled bars represent early failures for each sheath size.

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    Acute right femoral pseudoaneurysm after Preclose technique used to close a 20F sheath after endovascular abdominal presenting on POD 12.

    Acute right femoral pseudoaneurysm after Preclose technique used to close a 20F sheath after endovascular abdominal presenting on POD 12.

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    Sagittal thin-cut MIP (maximum intensity projection) of asymptomatic focal left femoral dissection detected at 16 months postoperatively. A, Preop. B, Postop.

    Sagittal thin-cut MIP (maximum intensity projection) of asymptomatic focal left femoral dissection detected at 16 months postoperatively. A, Preop. B, Postop.

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    Freedom from late complications after Preclose based on Kaplan-Meier analysis. SE, Standard error.

    Freedom from late complications after Preclose based on Kaplan-Meier analysis. SE, Standard error.

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(07)02025-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.12.029

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 919-923 , May 2008