title: Successful repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a renal transplant recipient.
abstract: A 53-year-old renal transplant recipient went into hypovolemic shock due to rupture of his abdominal aortic aneurysm. His successful perioperative and postoperative management are described. Fourteen cases of infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair in hemodynamically stable transplant recipients are reviewed with a discussion of management alternatives.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis University Hospitals, Missouri.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: B F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Caracci
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Peterson
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D011474:Prosthesis Design