Self-expanding endovascular graft: an experimental study in dogs

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, University of Texas System Cancer Center, Houston 77030.

An arterial endovascular graft was constructed by wrapping an expandable nylon mesh around a framework of Gianturco self-expanding metallic stents. The devices were passed through a 12-French Teflon catheter and positioned in the normal abdominal aorta of five dogs, two of which also had a device placed in an external iliac artery. At follow-up (1-6 months), all grafts remained patent, even though slight luminal narrowing due to neointimal encasement was noted. Histologically, all grafts were covered by neointimal proliferation at the time of removal. The graft material expanded with the stents, resulting in a tight fit between the graft and the vessel wall. Side branches narrowed but remained open because of the size of the nylon mesh. No migration of the grafts equipped with a barbed lead stent was noted. Expandable nylon mesh can be used as an endovascular graft material when wrapped around a framework of self-expanding stents. The resulting device can be easily delivered via transcatheter techniques, and once placed in a vessel, the nylon acts as a support for neointimal encasement, which forms a new vascular lumen.
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