title: Successful occlusion of a ruptured aortic aneurysm using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug: a technical note.
abstract: Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is related with a 100% mortality rate if left untreated. Even with surgical intervention or endovascular repair, mortality is still extremely high. However, there are conditions in which neither open surgical aneurysm repair nor endovascular aneurysm repair can be considered a viable therapeutic option because of comorbidities or anatomic reasons. We report a case of successful endovascular treatment in a patient with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm by occluding the abdominal aneurysm using the Amplatzer Vascular Plug (AVP II).
authors.affiliation: Department of Endovascular Therapy, Hospital Hospiten Rambla, Rambla de Santa Cruz 115, 38001 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain. tobiaszander@gmx.de
authors.forename: Tobias
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zander
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rabellino
authors.forename: Oscar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Febles
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wisniewska
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maynar
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001027:Aortography; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology; D007668:Kidney / Q000098:blood supply; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D007925:Leriche Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed