RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Endovascular Repair of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
JF Ochsner Journal
JO Ochsner J
FD O. P. Jindal Global University
SP 169
OP 176
VO 1
IS 4
A1 W. Charles Sternbergh III
A1 Moises Yoselevitz
A1 Samuel R. Money
YR 1999
UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/1/4/169.abstract
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.