Editor's Choice – Durability of Open Repair of Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: A Multicentre Retrospective Study in Five French Academic Centres

Objectives With a focus on renal function, the goal of this multicentre study was to assess peri-operative complications and late mortality of open surgical repair (OSR) of juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms (JRAAA). Methods From February 2005 to December 2015, 315 consecutive patients undergoing elective OSR of a JRAAA in five French academic centres were evaluated retrospectively. The definition of JRAAA was an aortic aneurysm extending up to but not involving the renal arteries, i.e., a short neck Results Of 315 patients, 292 (92.6%) were men (mean age 68 ± 8 years), and 73 (23.2%) had baseline chronic kidney disease (CKD) with an estimated glomerular filtration rate of Conclusions This multicentre study suggests that in fit patients, open JRAAA repair can be performed with acceptable operative risk with durable results in terms of both graft integrity and preservation of renal function.