Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

New abdominal aortic aneurysm study findings recently were published by researchers at Christchurch Hospital

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, December 25th, 2009

"Type II endoleaks occur in up to a fifth of endoluminal repairs for abdominal aortic aneurysms and are commonly treated when aortic sac expansion can be demonstrated. Technical failure is common when catheter-guided particulates or coil embolic agents are used," researchers in Christchurch, New Zealand report.

"Presented here is a feasibility study using catheter-directed N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (Histoacryl, Braun, Tuttlingen, Germany) embolotherapy. A retrospective review of the case notes of patients undergoing embolization procedures for type II endoleaks with expanding sacs was performed from this centre's cohort of endoluminal aortic repair patients under...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2009-12-25)

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