The Effect of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Size on Endoleak, Secondary Intervention, and Overall Survival After Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm Repair

Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) has become the preferred mode for treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) despite a higher incidence of secondary interventions because of endoleak and late aneurysm-related mortality. In particular, large AAAs have been shown to have worse outcomes after EVAR compared with small AAAs. The reasons for this are unclear. Our objective was to determine the effect of AAA size on the incidence of endoleak, secondary interventions during post-EVAR follow-up, and overall survival.
Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Abstract from the 2019 Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society Annual Meeting Source Type: research