TY - JOUR
T1 - Transperitoneal Approach Should be Considered for Suspected Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
AU - Nguyen, Alexander T.
AU - de Virgilio, Christian
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Although transperitoneal surgical repair has been the gold standard for patients with a suspected ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), the retroperitoneal approach and endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) are increasingly being recommended as preferred approaches due to lower morbidity and mortality. To highlight the importance of considering the transperitoneal approach, we present three cases of suspected rAAA, all with a known AAA, who were found to have other significant intra-abdominal pathology at surgery that would have been missed using the other approaches.
AB - Although transperitoneal surgical repair has been the gold standard for patients with a suspected ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA), the retroperitoneal approach and endovascular aortic repair (EVAR) are increasingly being recommended as preferred approaches due to lower morbidity and mortality. To highlight the importance of considering the transperitoneal approach, we present three cases of suspected rAAA, all with a known AAA, who were found to have other significant intra-abdominal pathology at surgery that would have been missed using the other approaches.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.avsg.2006.10.019
DO - 10.1016/j.avsg.2006.10.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 17349350
AN - SCOPUS:33847626465
SN - 0890-5096
VL - 21
SP - 129
EP - 132
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
IS - 2
ER -