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New technique to facilitate renal revascularization with use of telescoping self-expanding stent grafts: VORTEC

Lachat, Mario; Mayer, D; Criado, F J; Pfammatter, T; Rancic, Z; Genoni, M; Veith, F J (2008). New technique to facilitate renal revascularization with use of telescoping self-expanding stent grafts: VORTEC. Vascular, 16(2):69-72.

Abstract

This article describes a new, less invasive prosthetic graft anastomotic technique that uses self-expanding stent grafts that are "telescoped" into aortic branches. This method, the VORTEC (Viabahn Open Revascularization TEChnique), obviates the need for potentially difficult complete vessel exposure and graft anastomoses, thereby reducing the duration of flow interruption and simplifying the performance of complex aortic reconstructions and so-called debranching procedures requiring reconstruction of major branches such as renal arteries. Minimal exposure of one surface of the renal artery allowed introduction and deployment of a self-expanding Viabahn (W.L. Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ) device using the Seldinger technique. The Viabahn devices used were 5 to 8 mm in diameter and 5 to 15 cm in length depending on individual anatomy (assessed by preoperative computed tomographic angiography). Overall, 82 renal arteries have been revascularized in 58 patients using the VORTEC. The technical success rate was 100%, with all of the stent grafts implanted as intended with maintenance of flow. The patency rates were 97% after 30 days and 96% after a mean follow-up of 18 months (range 1-38 months). The VORTEC allows performance of safe and expeditious revascularization of renal arteries. This new technique may represent significant improvement over the standard approach of surgical exposure and sutured anastomosis.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Cardiac Surgery
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Surgery
Health Sciences > Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Health Sciences > Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Language:English
Date:2008
Deposited On:29 Sep 2008 08:42
Last Modified:01 Nov 2024 02:38
Publisher:Sage Publications
ISSN:1708-5381
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.2310/6670.2008.00026
PubMed ID:18377834

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