Total percutaneous access for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (“Preclose” technique) W. Anthony Lee, MD, Michael P. Brown, DO, Peter R. Nelson, MD, Thomas S. Huber, MD, PhD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 45, Issue 6, Pages 1095-1101 (June 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.050 Copyright © 2007 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Distribution of sheath sizes in the Preclose (striped) and surgical (solid) cohort. There were significantly higher proportions of 16F sheaths in the Preclose group (*P = .03) and 18F sheaths in the surgical group (#P < .0001). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2007 45, 1095-1101DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.050) Copyright © 2007 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Technical success rate by sheath size for the Preclose technique. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2007 45, 1095-1101DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.050) Copyright © 2007 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Computed tomography images illustrate anatomic contraindications to the Preclose technique. A, Morbid obesity with thick pannus. B, Severe iliofemoral calcifications. Journal of Vascular Surgery 2007 45, 1095-1101DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.050) Copyright © 2007 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions