title: Surgical treatment of complicated abdominal aortic aneurysms.
abstract: The clinical data presented in the given work are based on the treatment of 166 patients with complicated abdominal aortic aneurysms, operated on during 20 years, namely between 1984 and 2004. Of these, aneurysmal rupture was identified in 51 (30.7%) and the risk of rupture in 115 (69.2%) cases. Coexistent pathology was present in 150 (90.4%) patients. Coronary artery disease was prevalent - 105 (63.3%) cases. The lethal outcome was recorded in 21.6% of cases (36 pts.). The basic cause of patients' death in the short-term postoperative period was acute cardiovascular insufficiency (9.6%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, A N Syzganov Scientific Center of Surgery, Almaty, Kazakhstan. surgery@mail.kz
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Aliev
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Baimakhanov
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Dzhakupov
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Kalyshev
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Taev
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012720:Severity of Illness Index