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Published on: July 7, 2013
Technical feasibility and device stability of the Gore Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis as abdominal aortic
Michele Piazza1, Francesco Squizzato1, Marco James Bilato1
1Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, Padua University School of Medicine, Padua, Italy.
Abstract:
The aim is to describe the technical feasibility, early outcomes, and graft stability of the Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis (W.L. Gore & Associates) used as an infrarenal abdominal bifurcated endograft in cases unsuitable for standard endovascular aortic repair. The technique was used in 13 cases with abdominal and/or iliac aneurysms (n = 6), occlusive disease (n = 3), or complex aneurysms in association with a proximal fenestrated/branched endograft (n = 4). Technical success was 100%, and there were no adverse events, with 100% graft stability at 3 months. This case series demonstrates, in extremely selected cases, the feasibility and safety of Excluder iliac branch endoprosthesis used as an infrarenal aortic bifurcated device.

