Fenestrated and Branched Endografts: Why We Need Them Now
Received 19 October 2007; received in revised form 17 January 2008; accepted 21 January 2008.
Standard endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been shown to be associated with significant advantages compared with conventional surgery in the perioperative time frame related to the minimally invasive nature of the procedure. Given the encouraging long-term results of endovascular AAA repair, this method is increasingly applied to patients with complex AAA anatomies. The present article reviews the indications for branched and fenestrated endografts in various aortic pathologic processes.
aDivision of Interventional Radiology, Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, 8900 North Kendall Drive, Miami, FL 33176
bDivision of Clinical and Interventional Angiology and Vascular Research, Swiss Cardiovascular Center, Inselspital, University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland.
Address correspondence to J.F.B.
N.D. is a Cook research scholar at Baptist Cardiac and Vascular Institute, a position partly funded by Cook (Bloomington, IN); J.F.B. is a consultant of Laboratoire Andre Guerbet (Aulnay-sous-Bois, France), Edwards Lifesciences (Irvine, CA), and Ekos (Bothell, WA); serves on the advisory board of Scion Cardiovascular (Miami, FL), Endoventions (Chicago, IL), NorthPoint Domain (Boston, MA), and FlowMedica (Fremont, CA); and is chief medical officer for the Endovascular Forum.
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