title: Endovascular repair of a complex giant infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Giant aortic aneurysms (transverse diameter greater than 10.0 cm) are rare and open surgery is often the treatment of choice. We report an infrarenal saccular giant aortic aneurysm (measuring 25 cm in transverse diameter), which was treated with endovascular repair, with immediate technical success. No similar report of a giant infrarenal aortic aneurysm treated with an endovascular technique was found in the literature. High-risk patients could possibly benefit from the endovascular technique. Nevertheless, patient survival remains strongly influenced by comorbidities.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil ricardoyoshida@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ricardo A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Winston B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Augusta Hospital and Catholic Hospital Group, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kolvenbach
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Rodrigo G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Jaldin
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcone L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Sobreira
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery and Orthopedics, Botucatu School of Medicine, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirga
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Abdominal aorta; aortic aneurysm; endovascular procedure