Abdominal aortic aneurysm wiring: an alternative method.
Intraluminal wire reinforcement of symptomatic aortic aneurysms in extremely poor risk patients was performed. Hospital mortality was 12.5% with actuarial survival of 74 and 33% at one and five years, respectively. There was improved survival and decreased incidence of rupture compared with untreated patients. Thus, aneurysm wiring is a feasible alternative in treating poor risk patients with extensive aortic disease.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation