Surgical or endovascular therapy of abdominal penetrating aortic ulcers and their natural history: a systematic review.
Little is known regarding the outcomes of endovascular and surgical treatment of penetrating ulcers in the abdominal aorta. The potential benefit of conservative management of asymptomatic disease is also debatable. A systematic review of the literature was undertaken to investigate these issues.
Department of Vascular Surgery, "Demokritus" University of Thrace, University General Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Alexandroupolis. Electronic address: ggeorgia@med.duth.gr.
George S
GS
Georgiadis
George A
GA
Antoniou
Efstratios I
EI
Georgakarakos
Evagelos S
ES
Nikolopoulos
Nikolaos
N
Papanas
George
G
Trellopoulos
Christos
C
Iatrou
Maria Z
MZ
Papadopoulou
Miltos K
MK
Lazarides
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000401:mortality*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000401:mortality*
IMH; PAU; SA; aPAU; abdominal penetrating aortic ulcer; intramural hematoma; penetrating aortic ulcer; saccular aneurysm