Physician modification of Gore C3 excluder endograft for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms anatomically unsuitable for conventional endovascular repair

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 1739 - 1743
• Main Authors: Coulter, Amy H., MD, Tan, Tze-Woei, MD, Zhang, Wayne W., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Aged; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging; Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery; Blood Vessel Prosthesis; Endovascular Procedures - methods; Humans; Male; Prosthesis Design; Stents; Surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Until recently, the Cook Zenith aortic endograft (Cook Medical Inc, Bloomington, Ind) was the only device used for physician-modified fenestration because its constraining wire allowed physicians to reconstrain the device after modifications. Although the Cook Zenith fenestrated endograft has been a...