Abstract
Long-term results of surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms in the over-80 age group were studied. Among nine survivors we found four of them to have had a late death. Their survivals ranged from 17 to 96 months. The ratio of life expectancy was poor (29-51%) in men but good (159%) in women. Long-term survival was not significantly influenced by any preoperative complication but by unexpected disease, such as pancreatic cancer and pneumonia. In postoperative general care, it is important to pay attention not only to preoperative complication but also to the unexpected disease in other organs for octogenarians to achieve a goal of normal Japanese postoperatial survival.
