Short-term outcomes of endovascular aortic repair in king Hussein medical centre : a single-centre experience

Abstract EN

Objective: Endovascular repair had been considered as a viable treatment modality for aortoiliac aneurysms.

Our aim in this study is to present the short-term outcomes of endovascular aortic repairs performed in our division and to compare our outcomes with those of other institutions.

Methods: The records of patients who underwent endovascular aortic repair in the interventional radiology department between January 2015 and December 2019 were reviewed.

137patients (125 male), mean age 71.6 (7.1) years, had endovascular aortic repairs in our centre.

The main indications for endovascular aortic repair were abdominal aortic aneurysm exceeding 5.5 cm and symptomatic abdominal aortic aneurysm irrespective of the aneurysmal size.

Results: There were 2/137 early postoperative deaths.

The average hospital stay was 2.1 days.

One patient developed fatal myocardial infarction, and eight patients developed femoral artery Pseudoaneurysms.

Four patients had temporary kidney dysfunction, but none of them needed haemodialysis.

Eight patients developed early type II endoleak; all of them were treated conservatively; four patients needed re-intervention after a 1-year period.

Conclusion: In our opinion, endovascular aortic repair can be performed safely with minimal early risks.