Annals of vascular surgery
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Meta Analysis Comparative Study
Open versus Endovascular Repair of Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether thoracic endovascular aortic repair reduces death and morbidity compared with open surgical repair for descending thoracic aortic disease. ⋯ The present meta-analysis shows that endovascular repair of thoracic aortic aneurysm gives better perioperative outcomes during inhospital stay although the 1- and 5-year mortality remains the same in both groups; but the long-term outcome is yet to be established. A long-term data and studies are required to give a better understanding of comparing these 2 techniques beyond 5 years of follow-up.