2003
Brave new world: the role for endovascular aneurysm repair in contemporary vascular surgery.
Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Brave new world: the role for endovascular aneurysm repair in contemporary vascular surgery. The Journal Of Cardiovascular Surgery 2003, 44: 535-42. PMID: 14627226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairLimb occlusionPatient selectionAnatomic criteriaTechnical successVascular surgeryVascular surgeonsLower mortalitySuccess rateRepairEndoleakMorbidityComplicationsPatientsSurgeryMortalitySurgeonsOcclusion
2002
Mid-term results of patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Tonnessen B, Conners M, Sternbergh W, Carter G, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Mid-term results of patients undergoing endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. The American Journal Of Surgery 2002, 184: 561-566. PMID: 12488168, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(02)01053-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairMid-term outcomesAortic aneurysm repairMid-term resultsAneuRx endograftPersistent endoleakOpen conversionVascular insufficiencyPersistent leakSecondary interventionsAneurysm sizePatientsLate groupEarly groupSuccess rateType IEar deviceRepairEndoleakComplicationsEndograftGroupSecondary procedures after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair
Conners M, Sternberg W, Carter G, Tonnessen B, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Secondary procedures after endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2002, 36: 992-996. PMID: 12422089, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.127966.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairSecondary proceduresLimb occlusionAneurysm repairEarly limb occlusionTreatment of endoleaksType II endoleakBasis of indicationsLimb ischemiaEndograft migrationSingle institutionAneurysm expansionPeripheral proceduresLaparoscopic interventionAneurysm ruptureEndoleakEndoluminal interventionsPatientsDifferent endograftsLimb failureStenosisMean timeDevice malfunctionOcclusionDoes ASA Classification Impact Success Rates of Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs?
Conners M, Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Carter G, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Does ASA Classification Impact Success Rates of Endovascular Aneurysm Repairs? Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2002, 16: 550-555. PMID: 12203004, DOI: 10.1007/s10016-001-0274-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairASA classificationAneurysm repairMortality ratePostoperative complication rateClinical success rateSuccess rateAcceptable anatomyPatient demographicsPostoperative complicationsComplication rateRetrospective reviewPatient populationSecondary proceduresTechnical successMedical recordsClinical successAmerican SocietyPatientsRepairComplicationsAnesthesiologistsEndograft migration one to four years after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with the AneuRx device: A cautionary note
Conners M, Sternbergh W, Carter G, Tonnessen B, Yoselevitz M, Money S. Endograft migration one to four years after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair with the AneuRx device: A cautionary note. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2002, 36: 476-484. PMID: 12218970, DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.126561.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic neck dilationAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairEndograft migrationNeck dilationAneuRx endograftAneurysm repairDevice migrationAortic neck diameterAortic neck enlargementAortic neck lengthSecondary endovascular treatmentMajority of patientsCumulative event rateAbdominal aortic aneurysmAortic neck angulationAneuRx deviceProspective databaseAortic cuffEndovascular repairEndovascular treatmentSecondary proceduresAortic aneurysmCareful surveillance