Endovascular aortic repair with sac embolization for the prevention of type II endoleaks (the EVAR-SE study): study protocol for a randomized controlled multicentre study in Germany

Abstract Background Beyond a certain threshold diameter, abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are to be treated by open surgical or endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR). In a quarter of patients who undergo EVAR, inversion of blood flow in the inferior mesenteric artery or lumbar arteries may lead...

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Main Authors: Christoph Knappich, Felix Kirchhoff, Marie-Kristin Fritsche, Silvia Egert-Schwender, Heiko Wendorff, Michael Kallmayer, Bernhard Haller, Alexander Hyhlik-Duerr, Christian Reeps, Hans-Henning Eckstein, Matthias Trenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-01-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-023-07888-8