Table 2. Frequencies of complications following EVAR and OAR.

		OAR	EVAR
Early complications	Secondary bleeding	3%	<2%
	Peripheral thromboembolic complications	1%	1%
	Renal complications	1%	1 to 2%
	Colorectal ischemia	1%	1%
	Damage to the ureter/pelvic veins	<1%	–
	Erectile dysfunction	>60%	Significantly fewer
	Compromised wound healing	3%	3% (inguinal)
Late complications	Prosthesis infections	1 to 2%	<1%
	Closure of bypass leg	3%	6%
	Suture aneurysms	1%	–
	Incisional hernias	16%	–
	Prosthesis migration	–	5%
	Secondary aneurysm rupture	–	0.8%

Source: Guidelines of the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin) (3) OAR: open aortic repair; EVAR: endovascular aneurysm repair