@inproceedings{b2f27450aacd47d187747f1e5ba0a148,
title = "A novel in vitro method for assessing the resistance to distal displacement of endovascular stent grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair",
abstract = "Migration of endovascular stent grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a serious complication that can result in aneurysm sac repressurisation and rupture. Secure fixation of stent-grafts in the proximal neck and the iliac legs is crucial to prevent this complication. We outline an in vitro method of investigating the resistance to migration of both a commercially available (AneuRx, Medtronic, Santa Rosa, Ca, USA) and homemade device. The devices were implanted in a silicone rubber mock AAA model and subjected to physiological pulsatile flow. The fixation strength of the AneuRx device was 8.52±0.5N and the fixation force for the homemade stent-graft was 4.62±0.25N. These results highlight the importance of longitudinal strength in devices without hooks or barbs on the proximal stent.",
keywords = "Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Endovascular repair (EVAR), Stent-graft migration",
author = "Corbett, {Timothy J.} and A. Callanan and O'Donnell, {M. R.} and McGloughlin, {T. M.}",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-03906-5_66",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783642039058",
series = "IFMBE Proceedings",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "6",
pages = "243--246",
booktitle = "World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - Surgery, Minimal Invasive Interventions, Endoscopy and Image Guided Therapy",
edition = "6",
note = "World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering - Surgery, Minimal Invasive Interventions, Endoscopy and Image Guided Therapy ; Conference date: 07-09-2009 Through 12-09-2009",
}