TY - JOUR
T1 - Absence of buttock claudication following stent-graft coverage of the hypogastric artery without coil embolization in endovascular aneurysm repair
AU - Mell, Matthew
AU - Tefera, Girma
AU - Schwarze, Margaret
AU - Carr, Sandra
AU - Acher, Charles
AU - Hoch, John
AU - Turnipseed, William
PY - 2006/6/1
Y1 - 2006/6/1
N2 - Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of stent-graft coverage of the hypogastric artery origin without coil embolization during endovascular treatment of aortoiliac or iliac aneurysms. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of patients who underwent endovascular aneurysm repair with endograft coverage of the hypogastric artery between September 2001 and September 2005. Among the 88 patients who underwent EVAR during the study period, 21 patients (19 men; mean age 77±6 years, range 67-86) had unilateral hypogastric artery coverage without coil embolization. Aneurysmal arteries included 11 aortoiliac, 8 isolated common iliac arteries (CIA), and 2 isolated hypogastric arteries. Preoperative AAA size was a mean 57 mm (range 46-73), and mean CIA aneurysm diameter was 36 mm (range 17-50). All covered hypogastric arteries were patent prior to the procedure. The stent-grafts implanted were 10 Excluder, 10 AneuRx, and 1 Zenith. Clinical outcome focused on mortality and morbidity, including the occurrence and duration of new-onset buttock claudication, which was further correlated with superior gluteal and profunda femoris artery patency. Results: Immediate seal was achieved in all patients. Mean follow-up was 16 months (range 1-54). No type I endoleaks developed from the aortic or external iliac artery, and no type II endoleaks were found from the origin of the hypogastric artery. New-onset buttock claudication occurred in 2 (9.5%) patients, but resolved in both within 4 months. No additional secondary procedures, aneurysm rupture, or aneurysm-related death occurred. Conclusion: Stent-graft coverage of the orifice of the hypogastric artery without coil embolization is a safe and effective adjunct during the treatment of aortoiliac or iliac aneurysm, with a low incidence of buttock claudication.
AB - Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of stent-graft coverage of the hypogastric artery origin without coil embolization during endovascular treatment of aortoiliac or iliac aneurysms. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of patients who underwent endovascular aneurysm repair with endograft coverage of the hypogastric artery between September 2001 and September 2005. Among the 88 patients who underwent EVAR during the study period, 21 patients (19 men; mean age 77±6 years, range 67-86) had unilateral hypogastric artery coverage without coil embolization. Aneurysmal arteries included 11 aortoiliac, 8 isolated common iliac arteries (CIA), and 2 isolated hypogastric arteries. Preoperative AAA size was a mean 57 mm (range 46-73), and mean CIA aneurysm diameter was 36 mm (range 17-50). All covered hypogastric arteries were patent prior to the procedure. The stent-grafts implanted were 10 Excluder, 10 AneuRx, and 1 Zenith. Clinical outcome focused on mortality and morbidity, including the occurrence and duration of new-onset buttock claudication, which was further correlated with superior gluteal and profunda femoris artery patency. Results: Immediate seal was achieved in all patients. Mean follow-up was 16 months (range 1-54). No type I endoleaks developed from the aortic or external iliac artery, and no type II endoleaks were found from the origin of the hypogastric artery. New-onset buttock claudication occurred in 2 (9.5%) patients, but resolved in both within 4 months. No additional secondary procedures, aneurysm rupture, or aneurysm-related death occurred. Conclusion: Stent-graft coverage of the orifice of the hypogastric artery without coil embolization is a safe and effective adjunct during the treatment of aortoiliac or iliac aneurysm, with a low incidence of buttock claudication.
KW - Abdominal aortic aneurysm
KW - Buttock claudication
KW - Endovascular repair
KW - Hypogastric artery
KW - Stent-graft
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U2 - 10.1583/06-1849.1
DO - 10.1583/06-1849.1
M3 - Article
C2 - 16784331
AN - SCOPUS:33751162825
VL - 13
SP - 415
EP - 419
JO - Journal of Endovascular Therapy
JF - Journal of Endovascular Therapy
SN - 1526-6028
IS - 3
ER -