Wednesday, 8 April 2015

Common peripheral arteries and diameter ranges


Classification of endoleaks after endovascular aneurysm repair.

Type I (Perigraft ) : (Ia) perigraft flow occurring proximally,
(Ib) perigraft flow occurring distally, and (Ic) perigraft flow around
an iliac artery occlusion device.

 Type II(Branch):Branch arteries back-bleed because of collateral flow. These
endoleaks include (IIa) back-bleeding inferior mesenteric artery
and (IIb) back-bleeding lumbar artery.

Type III :Flow persists between the segments of a modular graft and
include (IIIa) leaks between iliac limbs or an iliac limb and main
body component and (IIIb) leaks between main body components.

Type IV(Porosity) :Flow is present through endograft material (graft porosity).

 Type V(Endotension) :(V), Persistent or recurrent pressurization of the
aortic aneurysm exists in the absence of demonstrable endoleak.

References
Eliason JL, Upchurch GR Jr. Endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm
repair. Circulation. 2008;117:1738–1744.

Sunday, 5 April 2015

Aortic arch anatomy variations in human


The aortic arch can be characterized into three types based on the vertical distance from the origin of the innominate artery to the top of the arch
Type A-. A type 1 arch has a distance that is less than one times the diameter of the left common carotid artery (CCA). A type 2 arch originates from one to two CCA diameters from the top of the arch, and a type 3 arch originates more than 2 CA diameters from the top of the arch
Type B and C -Left common carotid artery from innominate artery
 Type D-True bovine arch
Type E-Arteria lusoria