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Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair

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Vascular Interventional Radiology

Part of the book series: Medical Radiology ((Med Radiol Diagn Imaging))

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12.9 Conclusion

There has been marked progress since Parodi and colleagues’ first case report in 1991 and the initial early use of home-made devices. Endovascular repair of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysms can now be justifiably considered an established technique. Randomised controlled trial evidence shows equivalence with open surgery at 4-year analysis. Continued progress can be expected both to improve the durability of currently available devices and to extend the role of endovascular repair to more complex aneurysms. All phases of this treatment — (case selection, graft planning, graft deployment and surveillance) — are heavily dependent on imaging. There is therefore a need for both general and interventional vascular radiologists to have an understanding of endovascular aneurysm repair.

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McWilliams, R.G., Murphy, M. (2007). Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair. In: Cowling, M.G. (eds) Vascular Interventional Radiology. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33255-8_12

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