Journal of Surgery

Niamh M Hynes

Publications

• Research Article
  Long-Term Outcomes of Open Repair of Inflammatory and Atherosclerotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
  Author(s): Ala Elhelali, Edel P Kavanagh, Niamh M Hynes, Wael Tawfick M and Sherif SultanAla Elhelali, Edel P Kavanagh, Niamh M Hynes, Wael Tawfick M and Sherif Sultan
  
  Background: Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) are a common vascular disease mostly affecting those over the age of 65 years. Open surgical repair (OSR) is considered the gold standard for the treatment of AAA, however longterm mortality and morbidity still remain high in patients with inflammatory AAA, when compared to atherosclerotic AAA. The aim of this study was to evaluate long-term outcomes of both inflammatory and atherosclerotic AAA after OSR. Methods: Out of 837 aortic interventions, 149 patients were identified as having undergone open surgical repair for AAA between 2003 and 2013. Of the 149 patients, histopathological data was available for 92 patients with open AAA repair. Kaplan-Meier curves were analysed to evaluate probability of survival. .. Read More»
  

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