Treating recurrent percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) failure with the GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis
Challenge
- 72-year-old male with thrombosed left arm arteriovenous (AV) graft
- Graft was initially placed eight years ago followed by multiple interventions
Image: Thrombosed left arm AV graft. 80% stenosis just past venous anastomosis.
Images courtesy of Jason Burgess, MD. Used with permission.
Procedure
- A percutaneous thrombectomy was performed with the BOSTON SCIENTIFIC ANGIOJET Thrombectomy System
- The patient was found to have 80% stenosis just past the venous anastomosis
- Stenosis at the venous anastomosis was treated with balloon angioplasty with immediate recoil of stenosis
- A GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis, 7 mm x 5 cm, was then placed across the venous anastomosis
Image: Prior to the placement of a GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis, balloon angioplasty was performed to predilate the lesion at the venous anastomosis of the graft
Images courtesy of Jason Burgess, MD. Used with permission.
Result
- Excellent angiographic result
- Thrill restored to the graft
Image: Post placement of 7 mm x 5 cm GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis
Images courtesy of Jason Burgess, MD. Used with permission.
Case Takeaways
- The GORE® VIABAHN® Endoprosthesis successfully treated a graft outflow lesion that had failed balloon angioplasty
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