Buttress technique to insure accurate placement of AneuRx stent-grafts in patients with complex anatomy

To describe a technique that prevents caudal displacement of the AneuRx stent-graft during removal of the nose cone and runners. The buttress technique uses a 16-F sheath positioned from the contralateral femoral approach at the inferior edge of the endograft's main body to provide safe retract...

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Published inJournal of endovascular therapy Vol. 9; no. 6; p. 772
Main Authors Krajcer, Zvonimir, Strickman, Neil, Dougherty, Kathryn, Howell, Marcus H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2002
Subjects
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - instrumentation
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation - methods
Device Removal - instrumentation
Device Removal - methods
Equipment Safety
Humans
Prosthesis Design
Stents
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Texas
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Summary:To describe a technique that prevents caudal displacement of the AneuRx stent-graft during removal of the nose cone and runners. The buttress technique uses a 16-F sheath positioned from the contralateral femoral approach at the inferior edge of the endograft's main body to provide safe retraction of the runners and the nose cone and accurate endograft deployment. If accurate deployment of the stent-graft according to the manufacturer's directions is not possible, this buttress technique can insure proper positioning. It adds no additional time or equipment to the procedure, and it appears to be a safe and easily applied maneuver.
ISSN:1526-6028
1545-1550
DOI:10.1177/152660280200900609