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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) often grow slowly and are usually asymptomatic. AAA is usually detected incidentally during a scan performed for another reason. It is difficult to establish their prevalence.
 

Management of an AAA depends primarily on its size. Small and medium aneurysms (aortal diameters of 3–4.4 cm and 4.5–5.4 cm) are managed conservatively. When the aorta reaches a diameter of 5.5 cm (large aneurysm), a person is referred to a vascular surgeon.

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Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with right pelvic kidney and previous left nephrectomy

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NICE guidelines for AAA repair: an enigma

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Treatment of aortic aneurysms during the COVID-19 pandemic: time to abandon the NICE guidelines

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Review Articles

Type II endoleaks after EVAR: a literature review of current concepts

Gonzalez-Urquijo M, Lozano-Balderas G, Fabiani MA. Vasc Endovascular Surg 2020;54:718–24.

Endovascular aortic repair with the "Step-by-Step" deployment of the endurant stent-graft system in severe neck angulation: technique and review of the literature

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Prognostic significance of aneurysm sac shrinkage after endovascular aneurysm repair

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