Publications by authors named "Andreas L Tsimpoukis"

The GORE EXCLUDER Conformable abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) Endoprosthesis (CEXC), is currently the newest stent-graft system for treating patients with AAA. CEXC is approved for patients with proximal aortic neck angles ≤90° with a ≥15 mm aortic neck length or proximal aortic neck angles ≤60° with ≥10 mm aortic neck length. The present study describes a clinical series of 5 males with AAA, one of whom had a ruptured infrarenal AAA and a 90° proximal aortic neck angle.

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Patients who undergo endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) may require prolonged radiation exposure affected by several factors. The objectives of this study were to document fluoroscopy time (FT) during EVAR and identify possible factors that influence it. A retrospective analysis of a 180 patients' database with abdominal infrarenal aortic aneurysms submitted to EVAR during a 7-y period was performed.

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The ALTO abdominal stent graft system (Endologix Inc., Irvine, CA, USA) is a latest-generation polymer-based device used to treat patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms. The present study describes the first case series of patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms, including two patients with juxtarenal aneurysms, treated using the ALTO stent graft system.

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Complete agenesis of the infra-renal aorta is an extremely rare anatomical variant, and its presence can complicate the accurate interpretation of the aortic sonographic assessment.

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