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Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients with common iliac artery aneurysms--Initial experience with the Zenith bifurcated iliac side branch device.

Serracino-Inglott F, Bray AE, Myers P

John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. surgeon.vascular@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE: To present our initial experience with the Zenith bifurcated iliac side branch device that preserves internal iliac artery flow whilst excluding aorto-iliac aneurysms. METHODS: Between November 2005 and October 2006, data was prospectively collected on 8 patients in whom this device was used; 2 aorto-bi-iliac aneurysms, 3 aorto-uni-iliac aneurysms, 1 solitary common iliac aneurysm, 1 distal type 1 endoleak, and 1 internal iliac aneurysm. RESULTS: No mortality or major complications resulted from use of this device. The median fluoroscopy time was 53 minutes (range 38 to 105) and a median of 102 g of iodine (range 84 to 130) as contrast were used. One patient required a blood transfusion and only one of the eight side branches occluded. There has been no endoleak related to the device in the median follow-up period of 6 months (1 to 14 months). CONCLUSION: This device provides an alternative for the management of patients with aorto-iliac aneurysms that is safe and less complex than, previously described, hybrid procedures that preserve internal iliac flow.

Published 31 July 2007 in J Vasc Surg, 46(2): 211-7.
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