[Endovascular aortic procedures]

The authors report a retrospective analysis of all the aortic endovascular procedures performed in the Department until November 2009. The series includes a total of 302 patients, 246 of them having an elective treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm; 33 underwent an emergency treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm; and the remainder 23 patients had an endovascular procedure of the thoracic aorta. The aim of the study was dedicated at the evaluation of the epidemiologic characteristics of the patients, including associated and co-morbid entities, as well as the evaluation of the results, especially the early 30 days post-operative mortality and major morbidity.