Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-ORTEGA, Fernando et al. Endovascular treatment of the abdominal aorta aneurysm. Cir. gen [online]. 2011, vol.33, n.1, pp.43-47. ISSN 1405-0099.

Objective: To report our experience in the endovascular treatment to resolve aortic pathology and assess the associated morbidity and mortality. Setting: Medical Center of the Instituto de Seguridad Social del Estado de México y Municipios (ISSEMyM), Mexico. Design: Descriptive, observational retrospective, transversal study. Statistical analysis: Percentages as summary measure for qualitative variables. Method: We reviewed the clinical records of patients with abdominal aorta aneurysm (AAA) that were subjected to an endovascular procedure between June 2005 and June 2009. We analyzed the following variables: gender and age, diameter of the aortic aneurysm, used endoprosthesis, concomitant pathology, complications, use of hemoderivates, length of in-hospital stay, morbidity, and mortality. Results: We found 12 patients, 10 were men, average age of 57.8 years, aneurysm diameter of 66.8 mm, general anesthesia was used in all patients, the average of hemoderivate units was of 0.5, three complications occurred, two of them were inherent to the endovascular procedure. Conclusion: Endovascular treatment of aortic disease has become a therapeutic alternative that offers a low morbidity and mortality and excellent results in the short term when it is performed by a multidisciplinary team in the cardiovascular area.

Keywords : Abdominal aortic aneurysm; endovascular treatment; aortic endoprosthesis.

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