Publications by authors named "L E Staxrud"
Background Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) is becoming the mainstay treatment of abdominal aortic aneurisms (AAA). The postoperative follow-up regime includes a lifelong series of CT angiograms (CTAs) at different intervals in addition to EVAR, which will confer significant cumulative radiation exposure over time. Purpose To examine the impact of age and follow-up regime over time on cumulative radiation exposure and attributable cancer risk after EVAR.
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- The study aimed to compare ultrasound (US) and computerized tomography (CT) for measuring abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) diameter and endoleaks post-endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR).
- US demonstrated high agreement with CT, showing 91% specificity and 85% sensitivity for endoleaks, validating its use in a new simplified follow-up protocol.
- The simplified protocol could significantly reduce the number of CT scans needed without missing critical issues like endoleaks or migrations, effectively ensuring patient safety while optimizing surveillance resources.
Purpose: To evaluate the outcome after catheter-directed thrombolysis of occluded femoropopliteal prosthetic bypasses with the distal anastomosis above the knee.
Material And Methods: Twenty-one patients were included in this prospective study. End-hole catheters, a bolus dose and continuous infusion of recombinant tissue-plasminogen activator (rt-PA) were used, with a median total dose of 10 mg (range 7-20 mg).
Purpose: To examine the structure and healing characteristics of chronically implanted Stentor endografts that were explanted due to migration, endoleak, thrombosis, or aneurysm expansion.
Methods: The devices were harvested following reoperation (n = 5) or autopsy (n = 1) with implantation times ranging from 13 to 53 months. Structural modifications to the metal components were examined using radiography, endoscopy, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms in Norway: the first 100 patients.
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg
December 1999
Objectives: to present the first 100 consecutive endograft implantations for abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) in Norway.
Design: retrospective study of 100 consecutive graft implantations, performed at five University Hospitals during 1995 to 1997.
Material: one hundred patients with a median age of 70 years were included.