Stent-graft

Grafted-stent (8 mm; used for lesions aa. iliacae)

CT image of abdominal aorta: abdominal aorta (from aneurysm indication) reinforced by endoprosthesis

Stentgraft is an endovascular prosthesis, a combination of a stent and a synthetic vascular prosthesis that is inserted via the endoluminal route, unlike conventional vascular prosthesis whose implantation is surgical.

Form

• Grafted-stent – the whole reinforcement consists of a stent, which is coated with artificial material;
• Stented-graft – the stent reinforces only the ends of the endovascular prosthesis.

Indication

• aneurysms;
• pseudoaneurysms
• dissecting aneurysms;
• arterial and venous ruptures;
• AV fistula.

References

Related articles

• Acute arterial occlusions

Source

• BENEŠ, Jiří. Studijní materiály [online]. ©2007. [cit. 14.5.2010]. <http://jirben2.chytrak.cz/materialy/chira/cevni.doc>

Literature

• ZEMAN, Miroslav, et al. Speciální chirurgie. 2. vydání. Praha : Galén, 2006. 575 s. ISBN 80-7262-260-9.