In our study, bronchial IL‐6, IL‐13, and TNF‐α and venous IL‐1β, IL‐6, TNF‐α, IL12 (p70), IL‐8, MIP‐1α, MIP‐1β, and MCP‐1 inhibitory cytokines IL‐4, IL‐17 are candidates as single markers for the trauma of open AAA repair. The gene discussed is IL17A; the disease is triple-A syndrome.