ArticleSurgery today2014
Embolic complications after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
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- Ischemic colitis following infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment: Results from a tertiary medical center.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2018Article
- A case of anastomotic stenosis of the small intestine caused by cholesterol crystal embolism.Surgical case reports · 2018Article
- Renal dysfunction after abdominal or thoracic endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: incidence and risk factors.Japanese journal of radiology · 2017Article
- Exploring inside a shaggy aorta using non-obstructive angioscopy.BMJ case reports · 2017Article
- Débridement of atheroma in the proximal clamp site under hypothermic circulatory arrest for repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm with severe atherosclerosis.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2017Article
- Acute Global Testicular Infarction Post-EVAR from Cholesterol Embolisation can be Mistaken for Torsion.EJVES short reports · 2017Article
- Risk factors for early renal dysfunction following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair and its effect on the postoperative outcome.Surgery today · 2016Article
- Quantified Aortic Luminal Irregularity as a Predictor of Complications and Prognosis After Endovascular Aneurysm Repair.Medicine · 2016Observational
- Clinical Outcomes of Left Subclavian Artery Coverage on Morbidity and Mortality During Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Distal Arch Aneurysms.World journal of surgery · 2015Article
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Abstract
purposeThis retrospective study aimed to review our experiences with endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), along with the incidence, risk factors and prognoses of associated embolic events. Our goal was to present the EVAR results and related risk factors from a single center, with a focus on embolic complications.
methodsWe retrospectively reviewed the data of 539 patients with AAAs who underwent elective EVAR at Jikei University from July 2006 to April 2009. Of these, 438 patients were selected after excluding those requiring fenestrated and branched EVAR.
resultsThe technical success rate was 91.1 % (399/438) with no surgical mortality. Embolic complications occurred in nine patients (2 %), four of whom developed ischemic colitis and were successfully treated with bowel rest and hydration. Lower extremity atheroembolization and stroke occurred in three and one patients, respectively. Two patients died of cholesterol crystal embolization. Seven of the nine embolic complications (77.8 %) were associated with the use of Zenith stent-grafts. A Cox proportional-hazard regression analysis of the adjusted risk factors showed that smoking and severe arterial degeneration of the aorta, referred to as a shaggy aorta, to be independent predictors of embolic complications.
conclusionsThe presence of a shaggy aorta and a history of smoking are independent predictors of embolic complications associated with EVAR.
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