2024
Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm
Kostiuk V, Vallabhajosyula P, Nassiri N, Tonnessen B. Thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair of a ruptured zone 0 mycotic thoracic aortic aneurysm. Annals Of Vascular Surgery - Brief Reports And Innovations 2024, 4: 100302. DOI: 10.1016/j.avsurg.2024.100302.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThoracic endovascular aneurysm repairEndovascular aneurysm repairAneurysm repairAcute type B aortic dissectionAcute onset chest painWeeks of antibiotic treatmentType B aortic dissectionAnti-impulse therapyExclusion of hemorrhageOnset chest painAortic arch debranchingPost-operative courseB aortic dissectionComputed tomography angiogramThoracic aortic aneurysmZone 0 TEVARArch debranchingMediastinal infectionChest painContrast extravasationBack painAntibiotic treatmentAortic aneurysmPost-operativelyFollow-up
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 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 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 ResearchConceptsEndovascular 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 ResearchConceptsAneurysm 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 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