PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - W. Charles Sternbergh III AU - Moises Yoselevitz AU - Samuel R. Money TI - Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms DP - 1999 Oct 01 TA - Ochsner Journal PG - 169--176 VI - 1 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/1/4/169.short 4100 - http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/1/4/169.full SO - Ochsner J1999 Oct 01; 1 AB - Endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is an exciting new minimally invasive treatment option for patients with this disease. Ochsner Clinic has been the only institution in the Gulf South participating in FDA clinical trials of these investigational devices. Early results with endovascular AAA repair demonstrate a trend towards lower mortality and morbidity when compared with traditional open surgery. Length of stay has been reduced by two-thirds with a marked reduction in postoperative pain and at-home convalescence. If the long-term data on efficacy and durability of these devices are good, most AAAs in the future will be treated with this minimally invasive technique.