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Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair - open - Risks

Alternative Names

AAA - open; Repair - aortic aneurysm - open

Risks:

The risks for this surgery are higher if you have:

Risks of problems or complications are also higher for older people.

Risks for any surgery are:

  • Blood clots in the legs that may travel to the lungs
  • Breathing problems
  • Heart attack or stroke
  • Infection, including in the lungs (pneumonia), urinary tract, and belly
  • Reactions to medicines

Risks for this surgery are:

  • Bleeding before or after surgery
  • Damage to a nerve, causing pain or numbness in the leg
  • Damage to your intestines or other nearby organs
  • Infection of the graft
  • Injury to the ureter, the tube that carries urine from your kidneys to your bladder
  • Lower sex drive or inability to get an erection
  • Poor blood supply to your legs, your kidneys, or other organs
  • Spinal cord injury
  • Wound breaks open
  • Wound infections
  • Reviewed last on: 11/18/2010
  • Shabir Bhimji, MD, PhD, Specializing in General Surgery, Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Midland, TX. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Gloviczki P, Ricotta JJ II. Aneurysmal vascular disease. In: Townsend CM, Beauchamp RD, Evers BM, Mattox KL, eds. Sabiston Textbook of Surgery. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 65.

De Bruin JL, Baas AF, Buth J, Brinssen M, Verhoeven EL, Cuypers PW, et al: DREAM Study Group. Long-term outcome of open or endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med; 2010:362:1881-1889.

United Kingdom EVAR Trial Investigators, Grenhalgh RM, Brown LC, Powell JT, Thompson SG, Epstein D, Sculpher MJ. Endovascular versus open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. N Engl J Med; 2010;362:1863-1871.

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