title: Endovascular repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a patient with unfavorable anatomy.
abstract: Endovascular repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) offers hope of improved outcomes in patients presenting with acute rupture. However, a high proportion of such patients have unfavorable proximal neck anatomy and are not suitable for treatment with conventional endografts. In this case report, the authors describe a successful endovascular repair of a ruptured AAA with very short and angulated proximal neck.
authors.affiliation: Vascular Surgery Department, Poliambulanza Foundation, Brescia, Italy. bellosta-raffaello@poliambulanza.it
authors.forename: Raffaello
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellosta
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luzzani
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carugati
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cossu
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarcina
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome