[Endovascular treatment of aneurysms of the subrenal aorta using the Stentor endoprosthesis. Preliminary series].

Abstract

The Stentor is a thermal memory Nitinol frame covered by an external permeable polyester fabric. The Mialhe Stentor bifurcation which is matted into the infra renal aorta is designed for the treatment of AAA extended to the bifurcation and the iliac arteries. The bifurcated device is comprised of two separately introduced segments: --the aortic part with a fixed iliac limb loaded into a 18 F delivery system is introduced into the common femoral artery by a cut down approach, --the contralateral iliac leg loaded into a 10 F introducer is inserted percutaneously. This preliminary series involves 84 Stentor procedures: 14 straight, 2 tapered, 21 single bifurcated and 50 bifurcated and extended devices. The per and post operative surgical complications are reported: 4 peripheral emboli, 1 partial left colon ischemia, 2 hematomas and 1 local infection at the access site. Post operative angio and CT scan are necessary to identify the remaining leakages and their origin. In this series two AAA remain injected because of a proximal leakage by mismatch which has to be treated by implanting a cuff. These preliminary results demonstrate the accuracy of the proximal positioning, the adaptability of the device according to the anatomical situation and its ability to be extended. A long term follow-up study is necessary to prove the long term effectiveness of the endovascular exclusion of AAA and to improve the selection criteria.