Objective: To compare the results of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and great saphenous vein (GSV) bypass after resection of a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery. Methods: From January 1994 to November 2017, 37 patients (27 men) with a mean age of 58 years (range, 39-82 years) with a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery (median diameter, 28 mm; range, 19-42 mm), underwent resection of the aneurysm followed by a bypass with either a GSV (n = 10) or a PTFE prosthesis (n = 27). Although 31 patients were asymptomatic, 6 patients were symptomatic: transient ischemic attack (n = 4), minor stroke (n = 1), and compression of the hypoglossal nerve (n = 1). The preoperative workup included duplex ultrasound examination of the arteries to the head, and angiography or computed tomography angiography. All patients were operated under general anesthesia and six were intubated through the nose. Sixteen patients were monitored through transcutaneous oximetry. No shunt was used in this series. In 10 patients receiving a PTFE graft, the external carotid artery was implanted in the prosthesis. Mean follow-up was 16.9 ± 2 years (95% confidence interval, 14.5-19.3 years). Primary end points were the 30-day combined stroke/death rate, graft infection, late graft patency, and late stroke-free survival. Secondary end points were cranial nerve injury and length of postoperative hospital stay. Results: Postoperative mortality was nil in both groups. One postoperative stroke was observed in the PTFE group, whereas none occurred in the GSV group (P =.84). No graft infection was observed in either group. At 10 years, survival in the GSV group was 80 ± 12%, and survival in the PTFE group was 76 ± 8% (log-rank [Mantel-Cox], P =.85). In the GSV group, graft patency at 7 and 10 years was 85 ± 13%. In the PTFE group B, graft patency was 100% (log-rank [Mantel-Cox], P =.12). No late stroke was observed. Two transient cranial nerve injuries were observed in the GSV group (20%) and two in the PTFE group (8%) (P =.97). Length of hospital stay was comparable in both groups (GSV group, 6 days; PTFE group, 5 days; P =.12). Conclusions: This study suggests that, after resection of a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery, bypass with a PTFE prosthesis gives comparable results to those obtained with the GSV. We recommend sparing the GSV and instead using a PTFE prosthesis in patients with a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery.

Long-term results of polytetrafluoroethylene versus saphenous vein repair of degenerative carotid artery aneurysm / Illuminati, G.; Pizzardi, G.; Pasqua, R.; Nardi, P.; Calio, F. G.; Ricco, J. -B.. - In: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 0741-5214. - 72:4(2020), pp. 1413-1420. [10.1016/j.jvs.2019.11.054]

Long-term results of polytetrafluoroethylene versus saphenous vein repair of degenerative carotid artery aneurysm

Illuminati G.
;
Pizzardi G.;Pasqua R.;Nardi P.;
2020

Abstract

Objective: To compare the results of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and great saphenous vein (GSV) bypass after resection of a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery. Methods: From January 1994 to November 2017, 37 patients (27 men) with a mean age of 58 years (range, 39-82 years) with a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery (median diameter, 28 mm; range, 19-42 mm), underwent resection of the aneurysm followed by a bypass with either a GSV (n = 10) or a PTFE prosthesis (n = 27). Although 31 patients were asymptomatic, 6 patients were symptomatic: transient ischemic attack (n = 4), minor stroke (n = 1), and compression of the hypoglossal nerve (n = 1). The preoperative workup included duplex ultrasound examination of the arteries to the head, and angiography or computed tomography angiography. All patients were operated under general anesthesia and six were intubated through the nose. Sixteen patients were monitored through transcutaneous oximetry. No shunt was used in this series. In 10 patients receiving a PTFE graft, the external carotid artery was implanted in the prosthesis. Mean follow-up was 16.9 ± 2 years (95% confidence interval, 14.5-19.3 years). Primary end points were the 30-day combined stroke/death rate, graft infection, late graft patency, and late stroke-free survival. Secondary end points were cranial nerve injury and length of postoperative hospital stay. Results: Postoperative mortality was nil in both groups. One postoperative stroke was observed in the PTFE group, whereas none occurred in the GSV group (P =.84). No graft infection was observed in either group. At 10 years, survival in the GSV group was 80 ± 12%, and survival in the PTFE group was 76 ± 8% (log-rank [Mantel-Cox], P =.85). In the GSV group, graft patency at 7 and 10 years was 85 ± 13%. In the PTFE group B, graft patency was 100% (log-rank [Mantel-Cox], P =.12). No late stroke was observed. Two transient cranial nerve injuries were observed in the GSV group (20%) and two in the PTFE group (8%) (P =.97). Length of hospital stay was comparable in both groups (GSV group, 6 days; PTFE group, 5 days; P =.12). Conclusions: This study suggests that, after resection of a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery, bypass with a PTFE prosthesis gives comparable results to those obtained with the GSV. We recommend sparing the GSV and instead using a PTFE prosthesis in patients with a degenerative aneurysm of the carotid artery.
2020
arterial aneurysm; carotid artery; resection/bypass
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Long-term results of polytetrafluoroethylene versus saphenous vein repair of degenerative carotid artery aneurysm / Illuminati, G.; Pizzardi, G.; Pasqua, R.; Nardi, P.; Calio, F. G.; Ricco, J. -B.. - In: JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY. - ISSN 0741-5214. - 72:4(2020), pp. 1413-1420. [10.1016/j.jvs.2019.11.054]
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