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El tratamiento endovascular parece superior a la cirugía en aneurismas rotos

Endovascular Strategy Seems Superior against Surgery in Ruptured Aneurysms

Endovascular Strategy Seems Superior against Surgery in Ruptured Aneurysms

Compared to surgery, endovascular repair of ruptured  abdominal aorta aneurysms has better clinical results, survival and quality of life for patients (in addition to being cost-effective), according to mid-term outcomes of the IMPROVE study, recently published in the British Medical Journal. Even though the initial outcomes had not shown differences between both strategies in terms of

Un seguimiento mínimo y apropiado reduce la mortalidad luego de una endoprótesis

Minimum Appropriate Follow-Up Reduces Mortality After Endoprosthesis Implantation

No study has been able to prove long-term benefit of regular imaging follow-up after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair by means of endoprosthesis implantation. This is important because the costs for these studies are high, which should be added to potential radiation and contrast morbidity. This work sought to characterize the association between post-endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm

Endoleaks Type II: no association with mortality

Original Title: Risk factors and consequences of persistent type II endoleaks. Reference: Ruby C. Lo et al. J Vasc Surg 2016;63:895-901   The presence of type II endoleaks is infrequent (1%-10%) and most cases resolve spontaneously at 12 months. When they don’t, there is still controversy as to whether they may be associated to aneurysm diameter

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