Surgery for aortic aneurysms

Early surgery or surveillance for small abdominal aortic aneurysms?

thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms

over the last 50 years, significant progress has been made in the surgical repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms (taaa).   improvements in perioperative care and surgical techniques have resulted in reductions in complication and mortality rates. adjunctive use of distal aortic perfusion and cerebrospinal fluid drainage has been especially helpful, reducing the incidence of neurological d...

Aortic aneurysms.

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Human Studies The incidence of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) is increasing in the elder population. Independent risk factors for AAA include not only aging but also male and smoking, whereas some risk factors such as hypertension and hypercholesterolemia have not been consistently demonstrated to be independent risk factors. There are several recent population stud...

The status of endovascular surgery in aortic aneurysms

Conversion to open surgery after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysms repair.

The authors describe experience with conversions to open surgery after endovascular abdominal aneurysm repair and evaluate the frequency, causes and results of a total of 7 cases in their series of 165 patients treated over a 10-year period.