Reinterventions After Fenestrated/Branched Endovascular Aneurysm Repair

Abstract

compared between the two groups. Long-term follow-up was collected by telephone survey inquiring about intensity of symptoms on a numeric rating scale of 0 to 10 before and after treatment. A multivariable analysis was performed to identify predictors of recurrence.Results: There were 362 patients with 529 veins treated. The mean age was 59.2 6 14.4 years (63% women). There were significant differences in history of hypertension (P ¼ .02) and deep venous thrombosis (P ¼ .02) between the two groups (Table I). The clinical success, technical success, and complication rates were 80%, 95.6%, and 11.5%. There were no significant differences between the two groups in outcomes (Table II). After a mean follow-up of 27.5 months, recurrence rate was 22.2%. There was a trend toward higher recurrence in group B that did not reach statistical significance (P ¼ .1). On multivariable analysis, there was no clinical or technical factor that could predict recurrence.Conclusions: The experience with radiofrequency VA does not support difference in outcomes when treatment starts at $3 cm from the deep junction. However, there is a trend toward increased longterm recurrence that warrants further investigation with the newer technology.