title: Successful endovascular treatment of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm with leak within the wall in a HIV-positive patient.
abstract: We report on a successful endovascular treatment of an infrarenal aortic aneurysm, with leak within the wall, in a HIV-positive patient with CD4 count 130/microL, who presented at the emergency department with abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vascular Surgery, Attikon University Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Christos P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Papasideris
authors.forename: Ilias
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Dalainas
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papapetrou
authors.forename: Triantafilos G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Giannakopoulos
authors.forename: Dimitra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kabatha
authors.forename: Christos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liapis
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000821:virology; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents