The First Steps in Endovascular Aortic Repair: How It All Began

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Volodos NL Shekhanin VE Karpovich IP . Self-fixing synthetic prosthesis for remote endoprosthetics of aorta and main arteries. Topical issues on the organization, prevention, and surgical treatment of diseases of the great vessels. In: Program and abstracts of the All-Union Conference; March 20–22, 1985; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Shekhanin VE Karpovich IP . Remote endoprosthetics of aorta and iliac arteries. The use of medical technology in surgery. In: Program and abstracts of the All-Union Scientific Conference; October 23–24, 1985; Irkutsk, Russia.

Volodos NL Shekhanin VE Karpovich IP . Remote endoprosthetics of aorta and iliac arteries by self-fixing synthetic prosthesis. Topical issues of the surgery. In: Program and abstracts of the 5^th Scientific Conference of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia Surgeons; December 5–6, 1985; Tallinn, Estonia.

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Volodos NL Yakovenko LF Kuleba VI . The new balloon catheter for dilation of the arteries and prosthesis installation in remote endoprosthetics self-fixating synthetic prosthesis. Rontgen-endovascular revascularization. In: Program and abstracts of the VII Symposium with international participation; October 8–10, 1987; Moscow, Russia.

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Karpovich IP Shekhanin VE Yakovenko LF . Remote endoprosthetics of aorta and iliac arteries by self-fixating synthetic prosthesis. Modern problems of reconstructive surgery. In: Program and abstracts of the International Conference; 1988; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Shekhanin VE . A case of distant transfemoral endoprosthesis of the thoracic artery using a self-fixing synthetic prosthesis in traumatic aneurysm [in Russian]. Grudn Khir. 1988;6:84–86.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Shekhanin VE . The first clinical experience with self-fixating synthetic prosthesis for remote and intraoperative replacement of aorta and iliac arteries. In: Program and abstracts of the XVI USSR Congress of Surgeons; September 28–30, 1988; Odessa, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Shekhanin VE . Intraoperative dilatation of extentional stenoses of main arteries by a new balloon catheter [in Russian]. Vestn Khir Im I I Grek. 1989;4:104–105.

Volodos NL Kalashnikova JV Karpovich IP . Clinical experience with self-fixing synthetic prosthesis for remote and intraoperative endoprosthetics of aorta and iliac arteries. New technologies in radiologists. In: Program and abstracts of the IX All-Union Symposium with participation of foreign experts; October 2–3, 1989; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Shekhanin VE . Self-fixing synthetic prosthesis for remote and intraoperative delivery in the aorta and iliac arteries. In: Program and abstracts of the Radiologie interventionelle en pathologie cardiovasculaire Congress International; February 28–March 2, 1990; Toulouse, France.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Shekhanin VE . Self-fixing synthetic prosthesis for reconstruction of the aorta and arteries. Long-term results of transplantation of arteries and prospects of development of the vascular transplantation. In: Program and abstracts of the Joint Conference on Angiology; May 31–June 2, 1990; Tbilisi, Georgia.

Volodos NL . Modern methods of remote endovascular prosthetic of vessels. In: Program and abstracts of the III Congress of the World Federation Ukrainian Medical Society; 1990; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Clinical experience of the use of self-fixing synthetic prostheses for remote endoprosthetics of the thoracic and the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries through the femoral artery and as intraoperative endoprosthesis for aorta reconstruction. Vasa Suppl. 1991;33:93–95.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Sutureless radially compressible self-fixing intraoperative endoprosthesis to replace the thoracic and abdominal aorta. In: Program and abstracts of the International Conference on Angiology and Vascular Surgery; June 18–19, 1992; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Treatment of aneurysms of the thoracic aorta by remote endoprosthetics with self-fixing synthetic prosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the International Conference on Angiology and Vascular Surgery; June 18–19, 1992; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Self-fixing synthetic prosthesis. Remote through femoral endovascular prosthetics of thoracic, abdominal aorta and iliac arteries by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis in clinical practice. Presented at the IV Congress of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations; August 9–14, 1992; Kharkov, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Intraoperative endovascular repair of abdominal aorta by self-fixing synthetic prosthesis during aortofemoral grafting. Presented at the IV Congress of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations; August 9–14, 1992; Kharkov, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Self-fixing endoprosthesis for intraoperative and combined intraoperative-remote endoprosthetics of the thoracic and the abdominal aorta. In: Program and abstracts of the European Society for Vascular Surgery Annual Meeting; September 2–4, 1992; Athens, Greece.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . New method of treatment for aneurysms of thoracic and abdominal aorta and main arteries with self-fixing synthetic prosthesis. Diagnosis and surgical treatment of aortic aneurysms. Published in a collection of articles by Maikop; 1992:91–96.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Experience in the application of method of remote endoprosthetics by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis for the treatment of thoracic aortic aneurysms. In: Program and abstracts of the First Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Ukraine; October 5–6, 1993; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Transfemoral endovascular grafting of the aortoiliac segment with the bifurcated self-affixing synthetic endoprosthesis. Presented at the International Congress VII on Endovascular Interventions; February 13–17, 1994; Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Abstract published in J Interv Cardiol. 1994;7:88.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Treatment of thoracic and abdominal aortic aneurysms with self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. Presented at the Second Workshop on Transluminal Treatment of Aneurysms; January 28, 1994; University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Experience of using SSEP (self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis) in reconstructive surgery of the aorta and iliac arteries. In: Program and abstracts of the XVIII Congress of Surgeons of Ukraine; September 20–24, 1994; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Treatment of aneurysms of the thoracic and abdominal aorta by through femoral remote endoprosthetics by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the Fifth Congress of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations; September 4–9, 1994; Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Volodos NL . Experience with endovascular stented grafts for arterial disease from 1985 to present. In: Program and abstracts of the XXI Annual Symposium on Current Critical Problems, New Horizons and Techniques in Vascular Surgery; November 17–20, 1994; New York, New York, USA.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Experience with nonclassical endovascular use of a self-affixing synthetic endoprosthesis. Presented at the International Endovascular Symposium, December 8–10, 1994; Sydney, Australia. Abstract published in J Endovasc Surg. 1995;2:215–216.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Advantages of the use of two approaches for remote delivery and placement of self-affixing synthetic endoprostheses in the thoracic and the abdominal aorta. Presented at the International Endovascular Symposium; February 12–16, 1995; Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Abstract published in J Endovasc Surg. 1995;2:106–107.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . The benefits of using the two approaches in the bloodstream for delivery and placement of self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis in the thoracic and abdominal aorta with a remote endoprosthetics. In: Program and abstracts of the Second Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Ukraine; May 17–19, 1995; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Experience of using self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis (SSEP) for remote and intraoperative endoprosthetics of thoracic, abdominal aorta and arteries. Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Moscow). 1995;2:29.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Two accesses in remote endoprosthetics of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. J Min Invasive Ther. 1995;4: Suppl 1:94.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . The concept of the two approaches for remote delivery and placing of self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis into the thoracic and abdominal aorta. In: Program and abstracts of the 6th Congress of the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations; September 9–14, 1996; Odessa, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Through femoral remote endoprosthetics of the aorta and arteries by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the 3rd All-Russian Congress of Cardiovascular Surgeons; December 17–20, 1996; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . A case of remote endoprosthetics of an aneurysm of the distal section of the aortic arch and the proximal section of the descending aorta with the use of two accesses (the most successful case). Presented at the First International Symposium in Critical Issues in Endovascular Grafting; March 15, 1997; Malmö, Sweden.

Salogoob OV Volodos NL Kalashnikova JV . Planning the operation of remote endoprosthetics of abdominal aortic aneurysms: a comparative evaluation of the data of ultrasound and angiography. In: Program and abstracts of the Fifth Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons; May 28–30, 1997; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Remote through femoral endoprosthetics of iliac artery by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis (SSEP). In: Program and abstracts of the Fifth Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons; May 28–30, 1997; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Remote through femoral endoprosthetics of abdominal aorta by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the Fifth Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons; May 28–30, 1997; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Long-term results of remote through femoral endoprosthetics of thoracic aorta by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the Fifth Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons; May 28–30, 1997; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Salogoob OV Kalashnikova JV . The role of ultrasonography in the planning of the operation of remote endoprosthetics in patients with aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. In: Program and abstracts of the First Congress of Ukrainian Association of Specialists in Ultrasound Diagnostics in Perinatology, Genetics, and Gynecology; May 20–23, 1997; Kharkov, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Remote through femoral endoprosthetics of traumatic thoracic aortic aneurysm by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the VI International Conference on Angiology and Vascular Surgery; October 1–3, 1997; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Stent-grafting technology using two accesses to the vascular bed in treating abdominal aortic aneurysms [abstract]. J Mal Vasc. 1998;23(Suppl A):23.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Endovascular stented grafts for thoracic, abdominal aortic and iliac artery disease: clinical experience in the Ukraine from 1985. Semin Intervent Radiol. 1998;15:89–95.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . New endovascular-surgical method of endoprosthetics of aortoiliac segment with self-fixing bifurcated synthetic endoprosthesis in complex forms of aneurysms, stenoses and occlusions of the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries. Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Moscow). 1998;2:154–155.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Combined endovascular and surgical grafting of aorto-iliac segment by bifurcated self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis in complex forms of aneurysms, stenoses and occlusions of the abdominal aorta. In: Program and abstracts of the VI Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Ukraine; 1998; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Troyan VI Kalashnikova JV . Anatomic study of the possibilities for placement of self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis in the suprarenal aorta without overlapping of mouths of renal arteries in remote endoprosthetics. In: Program and abstracts of the VI Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Ukraine; 1998; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Ponomarev YM Karpovich IP . To optimize the calculation of the parameters of springs for endoprostheses in remote aortic endoprosthetics. In: Program and abstracts of the VI Scientific Conference of the Association of Cardiovascular Surgeons of Ukraine; 1998; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Clinical experience of endoprosthetics of thoracic, abdominal aorta and iliac arteries with self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis (SSEP) [in Russian]. Ukrainian Journal of Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Surgery. 1999;3:69.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Endovascular-surgical method of replacement of aneurysms, stenoses and occlusions of the abdominal aorta, combined with damage to the iliac arteries, by self-fixing synthetic endoprosthesis. In: Program and abstracts of the XIX Congress of Surgeons of Ukraine; May 21–24, 2000; Kharkov, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . First case of successful combined endovascular-surgical repair of the thoracic aorta. Presented at the Aortic Surgery Symposium VII; April 27–28, 2000; New York, New York, USA.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Combined endovascular-surgical prosthetics as a new method of reconstruction of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. Presented at the 1^st Vienna International Symposium on Aortic Aneurysm Repair; June 29–July 1, 2000; Vienna, Austria.

Kalashnikova JV . An anatomical study of design of figured and fenestrated endoprostheses for endoprosthetics of suprarenal abdominal aorta. Presented at the International Conference on New Trends in the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Vascular Disease; November 19–21, 2000; Moscow, Russia. Abstract published in Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Moscow). 2000;3 (appendix):76–78.

Kalashnikova JV . The problem of measuring the diameter of the abdominal aorta and its branches for purposes of remote endoprosthetics. Presented at the International Conference on New Trends in the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Vascular Disease; November 19–21, 2000; Moscow, Russia. Abstract published in Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Moscow). 2000;3 (appendix):166–168.

Karpovich IP . Remote endoprosthetics of thoracic aorta by branched stent-graft (experimental study). Presented at the International Conference on New Trends in the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Vascular Disease; November 19–21, 2000; Moscow, Russia. Abstract published in Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Moscow). 2000;3 (appendix):82–83.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Combined endovascular and surgical prosthetics as a method of reconstruction of the thoracic and abdominal aorta. Presented at the International Conference on New Trends in the Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment of Vascular Disease; Moscow, Russia. Abstract published in Angiology and Vascular Surgery (Moscow). 2000; 3 (appendix):28–30.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Aorto-bronchial fistula with massive pulmonary hemorrhage as a complication of thoracic aortic aneurysm: treatment by remote endoprosthetics, surgical grafting in cardiopulmonary bypass and circulatory arrest. In: Program and abstracts of the All-Ukrainian Conference on Current Issues of Reconstructive Surgery; November 15–16, 2001; Zaporozhye, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Recovery operations on the vessels, remote endoprosthetics, the regional thrombolysis in the treatment of acute thrombosis of the aorta and arteries. In: Program and abstracts of the Republican Scientific-Practical Conference on Atherosclerosis and Atherothrombosis: New Developments in the Pathogenesis, Clinical Picture, Treatment; November 15–16, 2001; Kharkov, Ukraine.

Volodos N Karpovich I Troyan V . New methods of grafting of aneurysms of the descending aorta. In: Program and abstracts of the International scientific-practical conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Institute of Surgery and Transplantation Sciences of Ukraine: New in Surgery and Transplantation; May 29–31, 2002; Kiev, Ukraine. Abstract published in Clinical Surgery (Ukraine). 2002(5–6):74–75.

Volodos N Karpovich I Troyan V . Aortobronchial fistulas as complications of thoracic aortic aneurysms: treatment by stent-grafting and the surgical method using circulatory arrest and femoro-femoral veno-arterial bypass. In: Program and abstracts of the Aortic Surgery Symposium VIII; May 2–3, 2002; New York, New York, USA.

Volodos NL Karpovich IP Troyan VI . Aorto-bronchial fistula with massive pulmonary hemorrhage, four observations of successful endovascular and surgical treatment. In: Program and abstracts of the XX Congress of Surgeons of Ukraine; September 2002; Ternopil, Ukraine.

Volodos NL . The first experience of endoprosthetics of the aorta (the report - presentation). Presented at the Multidisciplinary Endovascular Intervention Workshop; November 13, 2009; Kiev, Ukraine.

Volodos NL Kalashnikova JV Aksenko AA . Our experience of the first operations of remote endoprosthetics of aneurysms of thoracic, abdominal aorta and stenoses of the main arteries. Presented at the 12th Moscow International Congress on Roentgen-Endovascular Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital and Acquired Heart Defects and Coronary Vascular Disease; June 7–13, 2010; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL Kalashnikova JV Aksenko AA . The first endovascular aortic procedure: how did it all begin? Presented at the 60^th European Society for Cardiovascular and Endovascular Surgery Congress; May 20–22, 2011; Moscow, Russia.

Volodos NL . The early history of endovascular repair. Presented on his behalf by Professor Krassi Ivancev at the 34^th International Charing Cross Symposium: Vascular and Endovascular Controversies Update; April 14–17, 2012; London, UK.

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