Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9950995 | European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | 2005 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
EVAR of ruptured AAA is feasible for selected patients based on haemodynamic and morphologic criteria, and should be associated with improved immediate outcomes as compared with OR. These results should be tempered by the fact that these patients have heavy comorbodities which explains the absence of difference in mid-term mortality rates between the two groups, but should also encourage surgical institutions that are managing such life-threatening emergencies to introduce EVAR as part of their therapeutic arsenal for ruptured AAA.
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Authors
J.-M. Alsac, P. Desgranges, H. Kobeiter, J.-P. Becquemin,