Stent-graft repair was associated with lower 30-day mortality and comparable complication rates in older patients with significant comorbidities and a high percentage of emergency operations compared to open surgery. Stent-graft implantation shortens ICU and hospital stays significantly. In the future, subgroups of patients who may experience the greatest benefit from stent-graft repair in the long term should be defined.

Our results confirm that replacement of the descending aorta can be performed today with acceptable low mortality and morbidity and with consistent exclusion of the aneurysm or dissection. Long-term results of endovascular stent-grafts in the descending aorta are unclear. In our opinion endovascular stent-grafts should be reserved for high risk patients, acute dissection or acute aortic rupture.

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