Exploring the boundaries of endovascular aneurysm repair: studying an all-comers population

Yannick Willem 't Mannetje

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Abstract

An abdominal aortic aneurysm can be treated endovascularly since the early 1990s. In the endovascular technique, a stent is placed through the groin, which is less invasive than the open technique. An important limitation is that ruptured and complex aneurysms are less suitable and more long-term complications are seen. With the help of registration studies, this thesis investigated how stents function at the extremes of the manufacturers' instructions for use. The thesis shows that in the case of ruptured aneurysms, the technical results are good. Additionally, it is shown that in complex aneurysms the short-term number of complications is not unacceptable, despite the challenging anatomy. The long-term results will have to be determined in the future. The above results can contribute to determining the optimal treatment strategy of ruptured and complex aneurysms.
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Maastricht University
Supervisors/Advisors
  • Teijink, Joep, Supervisor
  • Van Sambeek, Marc R. H. M., Supervisor, External person
  • Cuypers, Philippe W. M., Co-Supervisor, External person
Award date9 Dec 2020
Place of PublicationMaastricht
Publisher
Print ISBNs9789464162011
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Keywords

  • abdominal aortic aneurysm
  • endovascular treatment
  • stent
  • complex aneurysms

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