The British journal of surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Renal function 5 years after open and endovascular aortic aneurysm repair from a randomized trial.
Deterioration of renal function after major vascular surgery is an important complication, and may vary between patients undergoing endovascular (EVAR) or open surgical (OR) repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). The objective was to determine the impact of OR and EVAR on renal function after 5 years. ⋯ Renal function 5 years after OR and EVAR for AAA was similar. Neither surgical procedure accelerated the loss of renal function.