[Endovascular stent-graft repair of XXXX ].

@entity1 @entity439 @entity397 @entity1028 @entity1756
BACKGROUND: Endovascular stent-graft repair of @entity1028 was introduced in 1991. Long-term results from randomised studies are still not available. @entity1756 after stent-graft repair have been reported, and there has been a considerable need for redo procedures. MATERIAL AND RESULTS: At Rikshospitalet in Oslo, Norway, 26 stent-graft implantations for @entity1028 were performed during the years 1996-2000, two of which were primary technical failures immediately converted to open repair. During follow-up, two @entity1 have died from unrelated causes after six and 12 months. Eight @entity1 were converted to open repair 8-50 months (median 31) after implantation. Indications for conversion were migration (n = 4), increasing @entity439 diameter (n = 3) and @entity397 (n = 1). Of the 14 @entity1 still under observation, six have had one or more endovascular interventions (a total of 10) for failing graft. INTERPRETATION: Continuous technology development has been used as an argument to postpone randomised studies, as improved results are expected with new generations of stent-grafts. There is a need for discussion of the strategy for the further use of endovascular repair of @entity1028 .
