Despite an improvement in the surgical management of aortic @entity397 , the observed morbidity and mortality rates remain high. The use of aortic endoprostheses could improve these results, but there are not yet many medium term studies on @entity397 of the isthmus. Between January 2000 and December 2005, we treated endovascularly 9 @entity1 (7 males and 2 females) presenting with a @entity397 of the aortic isthmus, acute in 8 of them and chronic in one case. The average age was 46 years. All of the @entity1 presented with significant traumatic co-morbidity. Ten endoprostheses were used in these 9 @entity1 , and no immediate conversion was necessary. Complete excision of the lesions lasted on average 112 +/- 27 min and there were no per-operative deaths. Hospital mortality was 22% (2 @entity1 : multiple organ failure on day 3, and a CVA on day 10). The mean length of hospital stay was 16 +/- 20 days. The mean follow up of the 7 surviving @entity1 was 38 +/- 17 months. No complications relating to the endoprostheses were reported. In all of the @entity1 an almost complete disappearance of lesions on CT scan was noted: by 6 months for the acute @entity397 and at 1 year for the chronic @entity397 . CONCLUSION: the medium term results of endovascular treatment of @entity397 are good.

[Endovascular treatment of aortic XXXX : medium term results].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity397 :: ('MESH:D012421', 'Disease') :: ['isthmus ruptures', 'rupture', 'ruptures']
@entity397 :: (MESH:D012421,Disease) :: ['isthmus ruptures']
