Endoluminal repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms using a modular stent-graft: one year clinical results from a european multicentre trial

This is a report of a prospective study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Medtronic AneuRx(TM) stent-graft. Patients with an infrarenal aneurysm with a proximal neck length of greater than 10 mm and a neck diameter not greater than 26 mm and iliac artery diameters of at least 6 mm were accepted for endovascular repair using the Medtronic AneuRx(RM) modular stent-graft, A total of 104 patients were included in the study. Transfemoral placement of the bifurcated stent-graft was successful in 102 of 104 patients. Two conversions were performed. The mean operating time was 148 min (range 75-480) and the mean blood loss was 605 mi (range 100-2900). The mean follow-up was 15 months (range 12-21). Complications were rare and no kinking or migration occurred. At follow-up, four endoleaks persisted after 12 months, The Medtronic AneuRx(TM) stent-graft is a safe and efficacious alternative to open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with excellent early results. (C) 1999 The International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.