Publications by authors named "Nikolas Tsilimparis"
Article Synopsis
- This study reviews the outcomes of urgent repairs for juxtarenal/pararenal aneurysms using Cook's T-branch endografts across 23 European centers from 2013 to 2023.
- It analyzes data from 197 patients, mostly elderly, presenting with symptoms and large aneurysm sizes, indicating a need for urgent intervention.
- The results show a high technical success rate (92%), but complications included persistent spinal cord ischemia (8%) and a few cases of mortality, with rupture being a significant risk factor for technical failure.
Background: While endovascular aneurysm repair has become a first-line strategy in many centers, open surgical repair (OSR) of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) is still the best option for certain patients. A significant number of patients who are offered OSR for AAA have been previously submitted to other open abdominal surgeries (PAS). It is unclear, however, how this may impact their outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The aim of this study was to assess the immediate postoperative and midterm outcome of complex aortic aneurysm treatment necessitating four-vessel revascularization with either a total endovascular approach (fenestrated-branched stent graft [FBSG]) or a hybrid technique of visceral debranching plus stenting.
Methods: The clinical data of consecutively treated patients presenting with a complex aortic aneurysm that necessitated four-vessel revascularization between 2010 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed.
Results: There were 98 patients (65 men [68%]) with a mean age of 70.