Publications by authors named "Giuseppe M Saitta"

Background: To assess the long-term safety and effectiveness of endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) treatment with unibody endograft deployed on aortic bifurcation (anatomical fixation).

Methods: A retrospective, observational, single-center study of patients treated from 1999 to 2002 with unibody bifurcated endograft. Follow-up protocol required clinical and doppler-ultrasound at 1 and 6 months and annually thereafter, computed tomography angiography at 1-, 6- and 12-months and then every year.

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Over 20 years from the first endovascular aortic repair, endoleaks still represent a common problem, even with newer endograft generation. Numerous procedures can be adopted to manage these complications; relining of the endoprosthesis is a rational technique to treat type III and IV endoleaks. The absence of dedicated materials for these procedures forces the vascular surgeon to perform complex hybrid or endovascular interventions.

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Background: To assess immediate and midterm outcomes of hemodynamically-unstable patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) treated with the Nellix endovascular sealing system (EVAS).

Methods: From June 2014 to June 2017, 21 hemodynamically-unstable rAAA patients with challenging anatomies were treated with EVAS. The mean AAA diameter and neck length measured 73±15 mm and 14±10 mm, respectively.

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