title: Open Surgical Repair for Inflammatory Abdominal Aortic and Iliac Artery Aneurysms.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study was performed to investigate the outcomes of surgical treatment for inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms (IAAAs) and inflammatory iliac artery aneurysms (IIAAs).
  
  
  METHODS
  We retrospectively reviewed the charts of patients who underwent open surgical repair (OSR) between January 2000 and June 2013.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine male and 2 female patients (median age, 67 years) were treated. Five of the 11 patients who underwent OSR developed hydronephrosis, and ureteral stents were placed preoperatively. There were no intraoperative complications during OSR. After OSR, the conditions of 4 of 5 patients with preoperative hydronephrosis improved. During the follow-up period with a mean of 51 months (range, 6-120 months), 2 patients with OSR developed aneurysmal changes at the anastomosis site (84 and 21 postoperative months, respectively), and reintervention for both patients was needed. One patient died because of malignant disease at 96 months postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OSR can be safely performed for IAAAs and IIAAs. When an inflammatory aneurysm, especially an IIAA, is complicated by hydronephrosis, OSR might be an effective treatment procedure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: igari.srg1@tmd.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Kimihiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Igari
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshifumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kudo
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toyofuku
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001025:Aortitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000209:etiology; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome