title: Endovascular Treatment of an Acutely Thrombosed Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute thrombosis of an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm may be a life-threatening condition.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a case of acute thrombosis of a 3.5-cm abdominal aortic aneurysm resulting in threatened lower limbs, in a high-risk surgical patient. Emergency stent-graft placement was undertaken using Fluency endoprostheses. The patient remains well at 1-year follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-risk surgical patients with acutely thrombosed abdominal aortic aneurysms may not be candidates for open surgery. Use of peripheral stent grafts in emergency situation has not been reported in such patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Jayandiran
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Radha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jayakrishnan
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Electronic address: c_yazicioglu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ceyhan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yazicioglu
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Taalib
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Monareng
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Martin G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Veller
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D004630:Emergencies; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D015607:Stents; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome