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Aurelia Thibonnier-Calero
PGY-2
Vascular Surgery
Types of Aneurysms
Types of Aneurysms
Etiology
Ultrasound
Computed Tomography
Ruptured AAA
1. Risk of Rupture
Size matters:
Mortality after:
4. Personal Preference of
Patient
Doxycycline
Open Repair
Transabdominal Approach
Previous retroperitoneal
surgery
Ruptured AAA
Exposure of mid/distal
portions of visceral vessels
or R renal artery
R internal or external iliac
artery
Co-existant abdominal
pathology
Left-sided vena cava
Retroperitoneal Approach
Mult. Previous
intraperitoneal procedures
Abd wall stoma, ectopic/
anomaly of kidney
Inflammatory aneurysm
Proximal aortic access,
endarterectomy of
viceral/renal arteries
needed
Obese patients
Fewer GI complications
Open Repair-Complications
Cardiac
Pulmonary
Renal
Lower Extremity Ischemia
Spinal Cord Ischemia
Incisional Hernia
Graft Infection
Inflammatory AAA
Infected AAA
0.65% of AAA
Can be primary or secondary infection
Potential causes of infection:
Continguous spread of local infxn, septic embolization
from distal site, bacteremia.
In the past syphilis and steptococcal species was
common:
Now: staph and salmonella.
With HIV and wide-spread abx use- can be caused by
any bacterial or fungal infection
Dx: fever, abdominal/back pain, high ESR, bacteremia.
EVAR
Types of Endoleak
Types of Endoleak
Type I
0-1.5% incidence
EVAR Complications:
EuroSTAR Registry
Ancure
Excluder
Talent
Zenith
Type I & II
endoleak
52
86
50
66
41
Migration
43
11
24
Graft
Occlusion
19
33
11
23
35
Rupture
From Van Marrewijk CJ, Leurs LJ, Valabhaneni SR, et al. Risk-adjusted outcome analysis
of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. J Endovasc Ther. 2005; 12; 417-429
EVAR complications
Stent-graft infection
Pelvic ischemia
Introduction
Methods
Methods
Results
Results
@ 6 years post-op:
Reintervention
Discussion
Conclusion
cost of the operating room is (US) $3935 for the first 60 minutes (not
prorated for shorter periods) and then $50/min thereafter.
Results
Results
16 complications
Results
Results
Discussion
Percutaneous Access
In this study:
Discussion
Contraindications to Preclose:
Conclusion
The End