title: Straight aortic endograft in abdominal aortic disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  We describe our 8-year experience with the use of endovascular techniques (ET) for the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) through a straight endograft.
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed data of all patients who were treated for AAA using ET in two centres from 1998 to 2012 and who received a single straight endograft (group A) or a double straight tube (group B). Outcomes were analyzed to assess survival, absence of endoleak and absence of reintervention for both groups. Log-rank and Chi-Square were used as appropriate to make comparison between the two groups. P values < .05 were considered statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty-three patients from 1998 to May 2012 were treated for AAA using a straight endograft. In 28 cases (52.8%) a single aortic straight tube was used (Group A), while in the remaining cases a "double trombone technique" was used (Group B).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our experience the endovascular repair of AAA using straight aortic endografts was a safe and effective technique. Reintervention and endoleaks were slightly more frequent in patients who had received a single endograft compared to patients who were treated using the "trombone technique".
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mazzaccaro
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Occhiuto
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malacrida
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stegher
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raspadori
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Manfrini
authors.forename: Domenico G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Tealdi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D057867:Endoleak; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome