title: [Endovascular aortic procedures].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Angiologia e Cirurgia Vascular do Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro hospitalar Lisboa Central.
authors.forename: Gonço
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Leonor
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Frederico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gonçalves
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rodrigues
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Valentim
authors.forename: João
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Silva Castro
authors.forename: Emilia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: João A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Castro
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mota Capitão
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies