2004
Late problems at the proximal aortic neck: Migration and dilation
Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Late problems at the proximal aortic neck: Migration and dilation. Seminars In Vascular Surgery 2004, 17: 288-293. PMID: 15614753, DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2004.09.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAortic neck dilationAortic neckNeck dilationProximal aortic neckSubset of patientsLate-term complicationsAneurysm repairEndograft fixationExcessive oversizingActive fixationEndograftDilationSubsequent ruptureType INeckLater problemsFixationAdditional mechanismComplicationsPatientsAneurysmsEtiologyDegeneration
2003
The Effect of Gender on Early and Intermediate Results of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
Nordness P, Carter G, Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. The Effect of Gender on Early and Intermediate Results of Endovascular Aneurysm Repair. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2003, 17: 615-621. PMID: 14564552, DOI: 10.1007/s10016-003-0072-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairPrimary clinical successSecondary clinical successClinical successTechnical successAneurysm repairOngoing clinical successPrimary technical successSecondary technical successLength of procedureProspective databaseArterial dissectionComplication rateAortic graftAneurysmal diseaseOpen procedureMortality rateEnd pointMonthsMalesUndetermined factorsEffect of genderFemalesTechnical difficultiesRepairAortic Aneurysm Sac Shrinkage after Endovascular Repair Is Device-dependent: A Comparison of Zenith and AneuRx Endografts
Sternbergh W, Conners M, Tonnessen B, Carter G, Money S. Aortic Aneurysm Sac Shrinkage after Endovascular Repair Is Device-dependent: A Comparison of Zenith and AneuRx Endografts. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2003, 17: 49-53. PMID: 12545252, DOI: 10.1007/s10016-001-0334-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationHumansTreatment OutcomeConceptsAneurysm sac shrinkageEndovascular aneurysm repairSac shrinkageZenith groupZenith endograftSac diameterSac shrinkage rateSuccessful aneurysm exclusionAneurysm sac diameterComputed tomography measurementsAneuRx deviceAneuRx endograftEndovascular repairAneurysm exclusionAneurysm repairOutcome parametersSingle institutionMean reductionEndograftPatientsEndoleakObjective evidenceMonthsStatistical significanceHigh rate
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationFemaleHumansIschemiaLower ExtremityMaleStentsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAneurysm repairEndovascular aortic aneurysm repairMid-term outcomesAortic aneurysm repairMid-term resultsAneuRx endograftPersistent endoleakOpen conversionVascular insufficiencyPersistent leakSecondary interventionsAneurysm sizePatientsLate groupEarly groupSuccess rateType IEar deviceRepairEndoleakComplicationsEndograftGroupEndograft 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