PURPOSE: To assess whether deployment of an endograft limb in the external iliac artery (EIA) increases the rate of limb occlusion following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). METHODS: Interrogation of a prospectively maintained database identified 661 patients (596 men; median age 73 years, range 37-93) with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm who underwent EVAR between 1996 and 2010 using Zenith stent-grafts predominately. Of these, 567 patients [56 (9.9%) women] had both endograft limbs deployed in the CIA (1203 limbs at risk), while 94 patients [9 (9.6%) women] had at least 1 limb in the EIA (22 bilateral; 116 limbs at risk). An adjunctive bare metal stent was used in 8 (9%) limbs deployed in the EIA. RESULTS: There were 31 limb occlusions, all unilateral: 17 (3%) patients in the CIA group had an occluded limb (1% of limbs at risk) vs. 14 (15%) patients in the EIA group (12% of limbs at risk; p<0.0001). The median time to occlusion was 3 months (0-60) in the CIA group and 1 month (0-36) in the EIA group. The majority of occlusions were treated by extra-anatomical revascularization, most often a femorofemoral crossover bypass. No legs were amputated following occlusion of a limb placed in the CIA, but there were 3 amputations in the EIA group (p=0.003). CONCLUSION: Deployment of endograft limbs into the EIA led to a higher rate of occlusion and leg amputation. Increased tortuosity of the EIA and a smaller caliber vessel are likely to account for the increased risk.
PURPOSE: To assess whether deployment of an endograft limb in the external iliac artery (EIA) increases the rate of limb occlusion following endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR). METHODS: Interrogation of a prospectively maintained database identified 661 patients (596 men; median age 73 years, range 37-93) with infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm who underwent EVAR between 1996 and 2010 using Zenith stent-grafts predominately. Of these, 567 patients [56 (9.9%) women] had both endograft limbs deployed in the CIA (1203 limbs at risk), while 94 patients [9 (9.6%) women] had at least 1 limb in the EIA (22 bilateral; 116 limbs at risk). An adjunctive bare metal stent was used in 8 (9%) limbs deployed in the EIA. RESULTS: There were 31 limb occlusions, all unilateral: 17 (3%) patients in the CIA group had an occluded limb (1% of limbs at risk) vs. 14 (15%) patients in the EIA group (12% of limbs at risk; p<0.0001). The median time to occlusion was 3 months (0-60) in the CIA group and 1 month (0-36) in the EIA group. The majority of occlusions were treated by extra-anatomical revascularization, most often a femorofemoral crossover bypass. No legs were amputated following occlusion of a limb placed in the CIA, but there were 3 amputations in the EIA group (p=0.003). CONCLUSION: Deployment of endograft limbs into the EIA led to a higher rate of occlusion and leg amputation. Increased tortuosity of the EIA and a smaller caliber vessel are likely to account for the increased risk.
Authors: H Ishibashi; T Ishiguchi; T Ohta; I Sugimoto; H Iwata; T Yamada; M Tadakoshi; N Hida; Y Orimoto Journal: Surg Today Date: 2013-01-03 Impact factor: 2.549