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Materials and Methods: This single-center retrospective study included patients who underwent elective EVAR with the Ankura endograft between January 2015 and January 2023. All patients were anatomically suitable according to the instructions for use (IFU). Computed tomography angiography was performed at 1 and 12 months and annually thereafter during follow-up; the surveillance protocol was subsequently modified to use duplex ultrasound. Primary outcomes were categorized as early (technical success, clinical success, and 30-day mortality and morbidity) or late (aneurysm-related and non-aneurysm-related mortality). Results: A total of 220 patients were included (211 men [95.9%]); the mean age was 71.41 years (range, 49\u201387 years); and the mean aneurysm diameter was 59.15 mm (range, 32\u2013109 mm). Primary and secondary technical success rates were 97.3% and 100%, respectively, and the clinical success rate was 96.8%. Thirty-day morbidity and mortality rates were 6.3% and 0%, respectively. No perioperative conversions occurred. The mean follow-up duration was 51.76 months (range, 1\u2013131 months). Freedom from reintervention at 24, 36, 48, and 72 months was 98.2%, 97.7%, 97.2%, and 95.9%, respectively. Iliac limb patency was 99.5%. Aneurysm-related and non-aneurysm-related mortality during follow-up were 2.2% and 20.45%, respectively. Conclusions: In this study, the Ankura AAA stent graft demonstrated durable efficacy, with a high iliac limb patency rate, a low reintervention rate, and low aneurysm-related mortality during follow-up. 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