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Table 3. Outcome data (n = 25).

Variable
Technical success 24 (96.0)
30-day mortality 1 (4.0)
Late mortality 2 (8.0)
 Acute myocarditis 1
 Intra-cranial hemorrhage 1
Access complications* 3 (12.0)
Early failure (< 1 year)# 1 (4.0)
Late failure (> 1 year) 3 (12.0)
Major endovascular complications 6 (24.0)
 Retrograde type A dissection 2
  Immediate (intraoperative) 1
  Delayed (postoperative 1 month) 1
 Type Iaendoleak 2
 Aneurysmal change 1
 Prosthetic infection 1
Postoperative maximum thoracic aortic diameter (mm) (n = 23) 48.9 (20.0-88.8)
 Aortic dissection (n = 17) 47.2 (30.1-77.7)
 Thoracic aortic aneurysm (n = 3)§ 66.7 (37.2-88.8)

Data are expressed as number (%) or mean (range).

* All access complications were pseudoaneurysm of left common carotid artery. # Intraoperative retrograde type A dissection. Including 2 cases of type Ia endoleak and 1 case of aneurysmal change. Exclusion of an immediate mortality. § Exclusion of a patient who refused computed tomography angiography (CTA) follow-up.