The management of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
Abdominal aortic aneurysms cause about 6000 deaths per year in England and Wales, predominantly from rupture. Significant progress has been made in recent years in developing minimally invasive, endovascular methods of treatment. This review evaluates the current management options for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Symons
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Department of Vascular Surgery, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Academic Health Sciences NHS Trust, London W2 1 NY.
Gibbs
R G J
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012307:Risk Factors; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography