Innovative use of self-expanded polytetrafluoroethylene endoprosthesis for percutaneous endovascular interventions. 

 -  2013 
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<br/><br/> VIABAHN endoprosthesis (Gore & Associates, Flagstaff, AZ), a nitinol self-expanding polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) lined stent, has demonstrated utility for percutaneous treatment of chronic occlusive disease involving the superficial femoral artery. In a case series communication we aimed to describe the feasibility of a PTFE-lined stent for percutaneous treatment of conditions other than chronic occlusive disease. We report the successful use of PTFE-endoprosthesis to percutaneously treat several vascular conditions, including arterio-venous fistula closure, reconstruction of a distal limb of an aorto-femoral endoprosthesis aneurysm, femoral artery perforation repair, and an exclusion of large saphenous vein graft aorto-coronary bypass aneurysm. This case series illustrates the feasibility of the "off-label" use of self-expanded PTFE endoprosthesis to percutaneously treat several conditions, which would otherwise require "open" surgical reconstructions. Copyright  2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>1522-1946 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>*Blood Vessel Prosthesis<br/>*Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation/is [Instrumentation]<br/>*Endovascular Procedures/is [Instrumentation]<br/>*Polytetrafluoroethylene<br/>*Stents<br/>*Vascular Diseases/th [Therapy]<br/>Aged<br/>Aged, 80 and over<br/>Aneurysm/th [Therapy]<br/>Arteriovenous Fistula/th [Therapy]<br/>Coronary Artery Bypass/ae [Adverse Effects]<br/>Female<br/>Femoral Artery/in [Injuries]<br/>Femoral Artery/ra [Radiography]<br/>Femoral Artery/us [Ultrasonography]<br/>Femoral Vein/ra [Radiography]<br/>Humans<br/>Male<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Prosthesis Design<br/>Saphenous Vein/ra [Radiography]<br/>Saphenous Vein/tr [Transplantation]<br/>Tomography, X-Ray Computed<br/>Treatment Outcome<br/>Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color<br/>Ultrasonography, Interventional<br/>Vascular Diseases/di [Diagnosis]<br/>Vascular Diseases/et [Etiology]<br/>Vascular System Injuries/th [Therapy]
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Function: </label><br/>Case Reports<br/>Journal Article