Early and Midterm Results after Endovascular Repair of Non-infected Saccular Lesions of the Infrarenal Aorta

This paper evaluates early and midterm outcomes of endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) in a cohort of patients with non-infected saccular lesion of the abdominal aorta (sl-AA). The analysis reveals that, though an infrequent finding in a large cohort of aortic interventions, sl-AAs present with rupture in up to 8% of cases. In this type of lesion, EVAR was safe, with a low re-intervention rate and a high rate of freedom from aorta related death, while overall survival was significantly impaired by older (> 70 years) age and coronary artery disease.