2005
Mid- and long-term device migration after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A comparison of AneuRx and Zenith endografts
Tonnessen B, Sternbergh W, Money S. Mid- and long-term device migration after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: A comparison of AneuRx and Zenith endografts. Journal Of Vascular Surgery 2005, 42: 392-401. PMID: 16171578, DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.05.040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndovascular aneurysm repairAortic neck dilationCaudal renal arteryNeck dilationAneurysm repairRenal arteryZenith endograftComputed tomographyEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic neck diameterAortic neck lengthRelated clinical eventsAortic aneurysm repairLong-term incidenceMinority of patientsSubset of patientsPostoperative CT scansAxial computed tomographyLife-table analysisNeck lengthNeck diameterAneuRx deviceAdjuvant treatmentInfrarenal aneurysms
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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationForeign-Body MigrationHumansPostoperative ComplicationsRadiographyRisk FactorsStentsConceptsEndovascular 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsStentsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsEndovascular 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 difficultiesRepairBrave 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationForecastingHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresPatient SelectionPostoperative ComplicationsStentsConceptsEndovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repairAneurysm repairSecondary proceduresAbdominal aortic aneurysm repairAortic aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairLimb occlusionPatient selectionAnatomic criteriaTechnical successVascular surgeryVascular surgeonsLower mortalitySuccess rateRepairEndoleakMorbidityComplicationsPatientsSurgeryMortalitySurgeonsOcclusionAortic 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 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAngioplastyAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMalePostoperative ComplicationsStentsTime FactorsConceptsEndovascular 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 malfunctionOcclusionEndograft 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAorta, AbdominalAortic Aneurysm, AbdominalBlood Vessel ProsthesisBlood Vessel Prosthesis ImplantationCohort StudiesEquipment FailureFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleRadiographyRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexTime FactorsConceptsEndovascular 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