Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 589-595 , March 2009

Late conversion of aortic stent grafts

Presented at Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting, San Diego, Calif, Jun 7, 2008.

Received 6 August 2008 ,Accepted 11 October 2008.

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    Hybrid reconstruction. Examples incorporating residual endografts into the aortic reconstruction. A, Incorporated proximal Zenith endograft into distal aortobiiliac repair. B, Proximal Dacron graft wi

    Hybrid reconstruction. Examples incorporating residual endografts into the aortic reconstruction. A, Incorporated proximal Zenith endograft into distal aortobiiliac repair. B, Proximal Dacron graft with distal AneuRx limbs. C, Bevelled proximal Dacron graft with left renal implant anastomosed to distal Talent endograft.

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    Mortality of late conversion. Breakdown by urgency of operation shows high mortality for conversion occurring emergently, urgently, or with extensive reconstruction. EVAR, endovascular aneurysm repair

    Mortality of late conversion. Breakdown by urgency of operation shows high mortality for conversion occurring emergently, urgently, or with extensive reconstruction. EVAR, endovascular aneurysm repair.

 Competition of interest: Dr Lyden is a speaker for Medtronic and Cook Inc, and receives consulting fees from Cook Inc. Dr Greenberg receives funding from Cook Inc for consulting, intellectual property, and travel expenses, and research funding from Cook Inc, Boston Scientific, W. L. Gore, and Cordis. Dr Greenberg receives funding from Cook Inc for consulting, intellectual property, and travel expenses. Dr Clair is a speaker for Cook and W.L. Gore, a consultant for Cordis, and an advisory board member for Medtronic and Boston Scientific.

PII: S0741-5214(08)01789-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.10.020

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 589-595 , March 2009

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