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The purpose of this study was to analyse a single center\u2019s experience in the treatment of TAAs and identify possible risk factors for worse outcomes. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p> A retrospective review of our institutional database was done to identify all patients treated for TAAs in a 10-year period, from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2022. Data were extracted from patients\u2019 medical records. Primary outcome was all-cause mortality and secondary outcomes were procedure related morbidity (vascular access complications, medullary ischaemia, stroke, endoleaks, migration, aneurysm sac enlargement &gt;5\u00a0mm) and need for reintervention at 1-, 6- and 12-month follow-up. A descriptive and inferential analysis of the data was performed. Statistical analyses were conducted using the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p> We identified 34 patients treated for TAAs in this period. Mean age was 68\u00a0years [47\u201387] and 79.4% of patients were male. Mean aneurysm diameter was 63\u00a0mm [35\u2013100], 55.9% fusiform and 44.1% saccular. The majority (91.2%) were located at the descending thoracic aorta and 3 (8.8%) of them extended to the aortic arch. The most common aetiology was degenerative in 22 patients (64.7%), followed by aortic dissection in 8 patients (23.5%). Elective surgery was performed in 19 (61.3%) patients and 12 (38.7%) had urgent repair. TEVAR was the treatment of choice in 24 (77.4%) patients, and the remaining 7 (22.6%) were treated with hybrid surgery. Mean length of hospital stay was 10\u00a0days [2\u201380] (6 days for elective repair versus 16\u00a0days for urgent repair, p = .016). Follow-up period ranged from 1\u00a0month to 10\u00a0years. At 1 year follow-up, all-cause mortality was 15%, morbidity was 30% (with 6 (22%) patients having a type Ia endoleak) and need for reintervention was 22%. Aneurysm diameter was a significant risk factor for procedure related morbidity (median diameter of 73.5\u00a0mm versus 56.0\u00a0mm in patients with no morbidity; p = .027). The presence of type Ia endoleak was significantly associated with higher reintervention rates ( p = .001), but not with higher mortality rates ( p = .515). Age, female sex, aetiology and urgent repair weren\u2019t associated with any significant differences in the outcomes. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p> TEVAR proved to be effective in the treatment of TAAs, with good outcomes at short and mid-term follow-up. 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