[Diagnosis and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm in elderly and older patients].
83 patients over 60 years with abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) were treated from 1991 to 2000. 87.9% patients were men. Stable AAA were seen in 22 (26.5%) patients, 14 of them with small AAA were observed in terms from 1 month to 3 years. Three patients required surgery due to an increase of AAA size. Surgical treatment was performed in 83.1% patients, it was elective in 8 (11.6%), urgent--in 27 (39.1%), clinical picture of rupture was in 34 (49.3%) patients. There were no lethal outcomes in elective operations, lethality in urgent operations was 18.5%, in emergency--85.3%. Screening examinations in aged patients promote early diagnosis and improve results of treatment.
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D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome