title: A non-resective therapy for abdominal aortic aneurysm: intravascular thrombosis by dropping inflatable balloons.
abstract: A case of subrenal abdominal aortic aneurysm treated by unipolar exclusion and axillobifemoral bypass is reported. The exclusion was performed by inserting inflatable balloons through a femoral access and obstructing the iliac arteries. This technique may be useful in poor-risk patients with a symptom-free aneurysm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, R. Debre's Hospital, Rheims, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chocron
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Claudel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rozette
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Caplan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Baehrel
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000628:therapy; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014654:Vascular Patency