Implications of problematic access in transluminal endografting of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Purpose: Despite careful preoperative assessment, problematic access to the abdominal aorta for transluminal endografting (TE) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is sometimes encountered. This study identifies preoperative risk factors predictive of problematic access and determines the impact of problematic access on outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred twenty-one consecutive TE procedures for AAA were divided into two groups: group A, which had access problems (n = 74), and group B, which had none (n = 247).