Carlota F Prendes, Paolo Spath, Manar Khashram, Nuno Dias, Federico Furlan, Ryan Gouveia E Melo, Enrico Gallitto, Björn Sonesson, Luis Mendes Pedro, Sinead Gormley, Mauro Gargiulo, Anders Wanhainen, Nikolaos Tsilimparis, Kevin Mani
OBJECTIVE: With an increasing life expectancy, more octogenarian patients are referred with complex aortic aneurysms (cAAA). The aim of this study was to evaluate short and mid-term outcomes following fenestrated aortic repair (FEVAR) in octogenarians. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Few studies looking at octogenarian-specific outcomes with diverging results. METHODS: Retrospective, multicentre cohort study including consecutive patients undergoing elective FEVAR for cAAAs or type IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms between 2007-2022 in eight high-volume centres...
April 22, 2024: Annals of Surgery