Introduction: An aortoduodenal fistula is a potentially lethal complication after transperitoneal open repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Case Report: A 77-year-old Caucasian male who underwent a conventional repair of an inflammatory infrarenal aortic aneurysm, was readmitted with hematemesis only six weeks after surgery. Gastroscopy and computed tomography angiography indicated an aortod...

Background—Long-term data describing small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) and increasing infrarenal aortic diameters and their relationship to future surgical repair, total mortality, and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, particularly among women, are sparse. Methods and Results—In 1992 to 1993, 4734 Cardiovascular Health Study participants 65 years old had an abdominal aortic ul...

This study aims to review contemporary lines of endovasular management Aortic aneurysm in bechet’s disease illustrating the pros and cons each treatment modality. is a retrospective cohort all consecutive aneurysms patients diagnosed treated between 2018-2021. The aim this evaluate efficacy &outcome endovascular stent graft implantation for Bechet’s disease. From feb 2018 august 2021, 11 we...

OBJECTIVES To report a rare case of delayed Type IIIb endoleak secondary to fabric tear following implantation of a Medtronic Talent endovascular device. METHODS A 83-year old gentleman underwent elective endovascular aneurysm repair for infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with a Medtronic bifurcated stent graft in 2008. RESULTS Seven years after the initial repair, imaging surveillance re...

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) using stent grafts has shown to be an effective alternative to surgical repair in treating an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). EVAR is associated with shorter hospital stays, less blood loss, shorter operating times, and lower early morbidity and mortality compared to open surgical repair, although EVAR required a higher reintervention rate during a longer fo...

A n abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) consists of a localized dilation of the aorta, with an increase in diameter of at least 50%.1 Most AAAs are located in the infrarenal region. Their prevalence has increased 300% in the past 30 years (between 3% and 6% in men over 65 years of age and 10% in men over 70). The increased prevalence of this condition and the aging population have elevated the cost...

Dear editor, Aortocaval Fistula (ACF) is a rare condition of an Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm (AAA). ACF caused by perforation of atherosclerotic infrarenal aortic aneurysm into the adjacent IVC, iliac vein, or left renal vein. 1 Its incidence is approximately 1-2% which increases to 2-6.97% in the presence of ruptured AAA. 2 ACF is reported more in males (98%) with an average age of 64 years. 3 The...

PURPOSE The newly designed unibody AFX endograft system for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair is the only graft with anatomical fixation to the aortic bifurcation in comparison to most other grafts that use the infrarenal neck as the main fixation point. The aim of this study was to assess the preliminary results of the AFX stent-graft system used with infrarenal aortic component and compare ...