Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 479-484 , September 2009

Long-term results of balloon-expandable LifePath endografts in abdominal aortic aneurysm: A single-center experience

  • Stefan Ockert, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Stefan Ockert, MD, Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Ismaninger Str 22, D-81675 Munich, Germany
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  • Hendrik von Tengg-Kobligk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, German Cancer Research Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Tanja Kippenhan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Patrick Kurz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostics and Interventional Radiology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Dittmar Böckler, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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  • Hans-Henning Eckstein, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, München, Germany
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  • Hardy Schumacher, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Received 22 February 2009 ,Accepted 8 April 2009.

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    Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for generation I (blue) and generation II (red) LifePath devices. For generation I, the standard error never exceeded 10%; for generation II, the standard error exceeded

    Kaplan-Meier survival analysis for generation I (blue) and generation II (red) LifePath devices. For generation I, the standard error never exceeded 10%; for generation II, the standard error exceeded 10% after 24 months.

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    Kaplan-Meier analysis for freedom of endoleak. The standard error never exceeded 10%.

    Kaplan-Meier analysis for freedom of endoleak. The standard error never exceeded 10%.

  • Image Result
    Top-wire form fractures (arrows).

    Top-wire form fractures (arrows).

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    Conventional radiographs show (a) overhead view and (b) zoomed view of wire form fractures (arrows).

    Conventional radiographs show (a) overhead view and (b) zoomed view of wire form fractures (arrows).

 Competition of interest: none.

PII: S0741-5214(09)00888-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2009.04.026

Journal of Vascular Surgery
Volume 50, Issue 3 , Pages 479-484 , September 2009

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