Volume 70 Number 6 November 2003	back to contents

¹Chief of Endovascular Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical School, New York, NY; and ²Assistant Professor of Surgery and ⁴Chief and Professor of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, and ³Chairman and Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY.

Address correspondence to Peter L. Faries, M.D., Division of Vascular Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical School, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021; E-mail: plf2001@med.cornell.edu

ABSTRACT

Minimally invasive endovascular techniques for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm have significantly reduced its morbidity compared to that following standard surgical repair. Moreover, patients with extensive comorbid medical illnesses, for whom standard operative repair is contraindicated may be successfully treated using endovascular means. The full limitations and indications for use of endovascular grafts have not yet been fully defined. The effectiveness of commercially fabricated devices is currently being evaluated. This article describes the general principles of use for endovascular devices for the repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms and details the features of the devices currently in use, as well as the typical results.

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