title: Update on open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms: the challenges for endovascular repair.
authors.affiliation: The Permanente Medical Group, San Francisco Kaiser Foundation Hospital, CA 94115-3416, USA.
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Krupski
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rutherford
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D006801:Humans; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011788:Quality of Life; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D015996:Survival Rate