Table 2.
Aneurysm characteristics, operative and dosimetric data of five male who underwent EVAR with the CEXC
| Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease status | Asymptomatic | Asymptomatic | Asymptomatic | Ruptured | Symptomatic | |
| Classification | Infrarenal | Infrarenal | Infrarenal | Infrarenal | Infrarenal | |
| Aneurysmal sac diametera (mm) | 52.0 | 54.0 | 50.2 | 131.0 | 58.5 | |
| Proximal aortic neck length (mm) | 13.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 25.0 | 13.2 | |
| Proximal aortic neck diameter (mm) | 22.0 | 27.0 | 22.5 | 21.0 | 25.0 | |
| Proximal aortic neck angulation (°) | 40.0 | 12.0 | 63.0 | 90.0 | 33.7 | |
| Conical neck | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Neck thrombus or calcification | <2 mm/<25% of circumference | <2 mm/<25% of circumference | <2 mm/<25% of circumference | <2 mm/<25% of circumference | <2 mm/<25% of circumference | |
| Anesthesia type | General | General | General | General | General | |
| Contrast agent volume (mL) | 125 | 150 | 150 | 180 | 200 | |
| Procedure duration (min) | 115 | 120 | 125 | 180 | 105 | |
| Blood transfusion (unit) | - | - | - | 4 | - | |
| Postoperative hospitalization (d) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | |
| Kerma-area productb (mGym2) | LDF | 2.40 | 0.98 | 3.33 | NA | 3.72 |
| HDF | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.46 | NA | 0.78 | |
| Total | 2.70 | 1.36 | 3.79 | 20.10 | 4.50 | |
| Fluoroscopy time (sec) | LDF | 786 | 547 | 1,253 | NA | 1,090 |
| HDF | 38 | 80 | 66 | NA | 84 | |
| Total | 824 | 627 | 1,319 | 3,540 | 1,174 | |
EVAR, endovascular aneurysm repair; CEXC, GORE EXCLUDER Conformable abdominal aortic aneurysm Endoprosthesis (W. L. Gore and Associates); LDF, low-dose fluoroscopy; HDF, high-dose fluoroscopy; NA, not available.
aInner wall-to-inner wall. bMobile C-arm fluoroscopy equipment with a maximum field-of-view of 31 cm at the plane of the image intensifier (Philips BV Pulsera; Philips Medical Systems).