Open AccessEndovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Author(s) -
Momir Šarac,
Ivan Marjanović,
Aleksandar Tomić,
Sanja Šarac,
Mihailo Bezmarević
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1401078s
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , endovascular aneurysm repair , radiology , abdominal aortic aneurysm , stenosis , aneurysm
Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a potentially lethal state. Only half of patients with ruptured AAA reach the hospital alive. The alternative for open reconstruction of this condition is endovascular repair (EVAR). We presented a successful endovascular reapir of ruptured AAA in a patient with a number of comorbidities.
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