Introduction:

Abdominal aortic aneurysms are arterial dilations in that level. Their rupture is one of the main risks and it causes death in patients; that is why the importance of treating them early. Among the current treatment options are open surgery and endovascular aneurismal reparation, being the last one in the first line of treatment since it is a minimal invasive technique with low rates of morbidity and mortality.

Objective:

To evaluate the endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm with percutaneous endoprosthesis in Cuban patients.

Methods:

It was conducted from January to April 2018 a retrospective, descriptive and qualitative study in 6 male patients with aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, selected randomly and who met the criteria of vascular endoprosthesis use and agreed with the performance of the procedure. Six devices were placed in an angiography room and it was used general anaesthetic and fluoroscopic guidance.

Results:

It was possible in a satisfactory way the endovascular treatment by percutaneous way in the six patients selected; just one presented a minor complication and he was discharged after 72 hours; and the rest were discharged in less than 24 hours. It was implemented for the first time in the country without complications the system of percutaneous closure called Proglide.

Conclusions:

Endovascular treatment by percutaneous way of abdominal aortic aneurysms with vascular endoprosthesis is an efficient alternative for conventional surgery in patients that met the criteria of use of the device.

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