Ch-EVAR may extend the anatomical eligibility of endovascular aneurysm repair using conventional devices. It appears to have similar mortality to open repair with less morbidity. Long-term durability and stent patency remain to be determined.
Consistent with the introduction of a novel therapy, the presentation of failure modes of EVAS over time was inevitable. Using detailed imaging as well as engineering and statistical analysis, we were able to understand risk factors for adverse events specific to EVAS and defined those patients best suited for Nellix. With this EVAS-specific approach to defining IFU, on-IFU patients were identified as those with large aneurysms with little thrombus that would be prone to type II endoleaks and sac expansion with traditional devices. When treated with Nellix, these patients were predicted to experience exceptional results, especially with regard to a low composite endoleak rate and low all-cause mortality.
Surgical repair of proximal right subclavian artery aneurysms can be difficult. They typically require a combined mediastinal exposure to control the innominate and right common carotid arteries and a supra- or infraclavicular exposure for distal control, with either a segmental resection and bypass or a bifurcated reconstruction. In this report, we present four cases utilizing a single-stage, hybrid technique combining an endovascular stent graft and an extra-anatomical bypass to repair proximal right subclavian artery aneurysms without the need for mediastinal exposure or extensive surgical reconstruction. There were no deaths and two minor neurologic events.
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