Meta-analysis of Individual Patient Data After Kissing Stent Treatment for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease.

Purpose: To evaluate short- and long-term technical and clinical outcomes after kissing stent treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease (AIOD) based on an individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis.

Materials And Methods: A search of the Scopus database identified 156 articles on KS treatment of AIOD; of these 22 met the inclusion criteria. Authors of 19 articles with contact information were approached to join an IPD consortium.

Liver Resection for Hepatic Metastases from Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Nationwide Study.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and safety of resection of sarcoma liver metastases, and to identify possible prognostic factors for long-term survival.

Methods: All patients who underwent resection of liver metastases of sarcoma in the Netherlands from 1998 to 2014 were included. Study data was retrospectively collected from patient files.

Editor's Choice--First Results of the Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation (CERAB) Technique for Aortoiliac Occlusive Disease.

Objective: In this study the first results are presented of a new endovascular technique using covered stents to reconstruct the aortic bifurcation in patients with aortoiliac occlusive disease. With the "Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation" (CERAB) technique, the anatomy and physiology of the aortic bifurcation is mimicked.

Material And Methods: Between 2009 and March 2014, 103 patients (51 male, 52 female) suffering from obstructive lesions at the level of the aortic bifurcation were treated with CERAB in two clinics.

Endovascular Treatment of Occlusive Lesions in the Aortic Bifurcation with Kissing Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Stents.

Purpose: To determine the clinical outcomes of polytetrafluoroethylene covered balloon expandable stents (CBESs) in occlusive lesions of the aortic bifurcation in a kissing stent configuration.

Materials And Methods: The study included 69 consecutive patients (29 men, 40 women) who underwent kissing stent procedures with CBESs between January 2003 and April 2009 in a single center. Patients who were previously treated with a CBES were excluded.

Polytetrafluoroethylene covered stent placement for focal occlusive disease of the infrarenal aorta.

Background: Arterial insufficiency is rarely caused by isolated infrarenal aortic occlusive lesions. Endovascular treatment options include plain balloon angioplasty and bare metal stent placement. In this study the feasibility and efficacy of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) covered balloon expandable stents were evaluated.

Geometrical consequences of kissing stents and the Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation configuration in an in vitro model for endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation.

Objective: Kissing stents (KS) are commonly used to treat aortoiliac occlusive disease, but patency results are often lower than those of isolated stents. The Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of the Aortic Bifurcation (CERAB) technique was recently introduced to reconstruct the aortic bifurcation in a more anatomical and physiological fashion. The aim of this study is to compare the geometrical consequences of various stent configurations in vitro.

Visceral stent patency in fenestrated stent grafting for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

Objective: Fenestrated endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (F-EVAR) has been introduced for treatment of aneurysms in which visceral arteries are incorporated. Patency of target vessels has been reported to be excellent. Results of the use of stent grafts to accommodate visceral arteries in F-EVAR are presented in this study, including an overview of factors that affect outcome.

Covered endovascular reconstruction of aortic bifurcation (CERAB) technique: a new approach in treating extensive aortoiliac occlusive disease.

Endovascular treatment of occlusive disease of the aortic bifurcation is challenging. We developed the Covered Endovascular Reconstruction of Aortic Bifurcation or CERAB-technique, as a new approach for extensive and/or recurrent aortoiliac occlusive disease using three covered balloon expandable stents to reconstruct the aortic bifurcation. This configuration provides the ability to deal with TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC II) C and D lesions, simulating a neo-bifurcation or flow divider in combination with the benefits of covered stents.

Midterm outcome of balloon-expandable polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stents in the treatment of iliac artery chronic occlusive disease.

Purpose: To evaluate the 4-year results of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-covered stents in the treatment of iliac artery occlusive disease.

Methods: Between January 2003 and September 2010, PTFE-covered stents were implanted in 115 iliac arteries of 87 patients (73 men; mean age 60 ± 11 years) in a single center. The lesions were classified as TASC II A (n=40), B (n=41), C (n=7), and D (n=27).

Covered stents for aortoiliac reconstruction of chronic occlusive lesions.

Aim: Bare metal stents have improved results of endovascular treatment of aortoiliac occlusive disease. Polytetrafluoroethylene covered stents may further improve patency rates by preventing tissue ingrowth, and might reduce complications. This study was conducted to assess possible assets or liabilities of covered stents used for aortoiliac occlusive disease and to conduct a comparison with bare metal stents.

Primary balloon expandable polytetrafluoroethylene-covered stenting of focal infrarenal aortic occlusive disease.

Background: Focal infrarenal aortic occlusive disease requiring treatment is an uncommon condition. Short lesions may be treated endovascularly, while long lesions are traditionally treated by surgery. Advances in endovascular devices, including development of covered stents, may expand endovascular options.