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Endoluminal abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. 1998

K R Woodburn, and J May, and G H White

Department of Vascular Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Australia.

BACKGROUND The development of devices designed for the endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm has led to the emergence of new endovascular techniques. METHODS Articles and case reports obtained from a Medline search of the English language literature from 1989 to 1997 are reviewed. This search was carried out using the MeSH heading 'aortic aneurysm, abdominal' and the keywords 'endovascular' and 'endoluminal'. RESULTS Reported mortality and complication rates for endoluminal aneurysm repair are similar to those following conventional repair, with the exception of continued perfusion of the aneurysm sac which remains a major problem following endoluminal repair. CONCLUSIONS Successful endoluminal aneurysm exclusion is associated with reduced aneurysm diameter. However, longer term results of endoluminal repair, in particular of sealed endoleaks, are required before randomized controlled trials of endoluminal versus conventional repair can be undertaken.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D001807	Blood Vessel Prosthesis	Device constructed of either synthetic or biological material that is used for the repair of injured or diseased blood vessels.	Vascular Prosthesis,Blood Vessel Prostheses,Tissue-Engineered Vascular Graft,Graft, Tissue-Engineered Vascular,Grafts, Tissue-Engineered Vascular,Prostheses, Blood Vessel,Prostheses, Vascular,Prosthesis, Blood Vessel,Prosthesis, Vascular,Tissue Engineered Vascular Graft,Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts,Vascular Graft, Tissue-Engineered,Vascular Grafts, Tissue-Engineered,Vascular Prostheses,Vessel Prostheses, Blood,Vessel Prosthesis, Blood
D005544	Forecasting	The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.	Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D015641	Radiography, Interventional	Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures that are invasive or surgical in nature, and require the expertise of a specially trained radiologist. In general, they are more invasive than diagnostic imaging but less invasive than major surgery. They often involve catheterization, fluoroscopy, or computed tomography. Some examples include percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy, balloon angioplasty, and arterial embolization.	Interventional Radiography
D016896	Treatment Outcome	Evaluation undertaken to assess the results or consequences of management and procedures used in combating disease in order to determine the efficacy, effectiveness, safety, and practicability of these interventions in individual cases or series.	Rehabilitation Outcome,Treatment Effectiveness,Clinical Effectiveness,Clinical Efficacy,Patient-Relevant Outcome,Treatment Efficacy,Effectiveness, Clinical,Effectiveness, Treatment,Efficacy, Clinical,Efficacy, Treatment,Outcome, Patient-Relevant,Outcome, Rehabilitation,Outcome, Treatment,Outcomes, Patient-Relevant,Patient Relevant Outcome,Patient-Relevant Outcomes
D017130	Angioplasty	Reconstruction or repair of a blood vessel, which includes the widening of a pathological narrowing of an artery or vein by the removal of atheromatous plaque material and/or the endothelial lining as well, or by dilatation (BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY) to compress an ATHEROMA. Except for ENDARTERECTOMY, usually these procedures are performed via catheterization as minimally invasive ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES.	Angioplasty, Transluminal,Endoluminal Repair,Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty,Angioplasties,Angioplasty, Percutaneous Transluminal,Endoluminal Repairs,Repair, Endoluminal,Repairs, Endoluminal,Transluminal Angioplasty,Transluminal Angioplasty, Percutaneous
D017544	Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal	An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the ABDOMINAL AORTA which gives rise to the visceral, the parietal, and the terminal (iliac) branches below the aortic hiatus at the diaphragm.	Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Abdominal Aorta,Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm,Aneurysm, Abdominal Aortic,Abdominal Aorta Aneurysms,Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms,Aorta Aneurysm, Abdominal