title: [Incidence, risk and operability of abdominal aortic aneurysm in the elderly patient].
abstract: The risks of operative treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm are considerably smaller in elective circumstances than after rupture of the aneurysm. The risk of a ruptured aneurysm is higher than the indicated percentage in the literature, because this only reflects the operative mortality. Possibly almost 65% of the patients with a rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm die at home or during transport to the hospital. In the absence of valid contra-indications to surgery, elective operative treatment should be considered, also in the elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Afdeling Algemene Heelkunde, St. Radboudziekenhuis, Nijmegen.
authors.forename: F G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Buskens
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors
vernacular_title: Incidentie, risico's en operabiliteit van het aneurisma aortae abdominalis bij de bejaarde patiënt.