Endovascular Treatment of Symptomatic and Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

References

• Sayers R. D., Thompson M. M., Nasim A., Healey P., Taub N., Bell P. R. Surgical management of 671 abdominal aortic aneurysms: a 13-year review from a single centre. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 1997, 13: 322–327.
   Google Scholar
• Ingoldby C. J., Wujanto R., Mitchell J. E. The impact of vascular surgery on community mortality from ruptured aortic aneurysms. Br J Surg, 1986, 73: 551–553.
   Google Scholar
• Heller J. A., Weinberg A., Arons R. et al. Two decades of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: have we made any progress ? J Vasc Surg, 2000, 32: 1091–1100.
   Google Scholar
• Wainess R. M., Dimick J. B., Cowan J. A. Jr., Henke P. K., Stanley J. C., Upchurch G. R Jr. The epidemiology of surgically treated abdominal aortic aneurysms in the United States, 1988 to 2000. Vascular, 2004, 12: 218–224.
   Google Scholar
• Van Dongen H. P., Leusink J. A., Moll F. L., Brons F. M., de Boer A. Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: factors influencing postoperative mortality and long-term survival. Eur J Endovasc Surg, 1998, 15: 62–66.
   Google Scholar
• Hinchliffe R. J., Yusuf S. W., Macierewicz J. A., MacSweeney S. T., Wenham P. W., Hopkinson B. R. Endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm-a challenge to open repair: Results of a single centre experience in 20 patients. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2001, 22: 528–534.
   Google Scholar
• Lachat M. L., Pfammatter T., Witzke H. J. Endovascular repair with bifurcated stent-grafts under local anaesthesia to improve the outcome of ruptured aorto-iliac aneurysms. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2002, 23: 528–536.
   Google Scholar
• Yilmaz N., Peppelenbosch N., Cuypers P. W., Tielbeek A. V., Duijm L. E., Buth J. Emergency treatment of symptomatic or ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: the role of endovascular repair. J Endovasc Ther, 2002, 4: 449–457.
   Google Scholar
• Scharrer-Pamler R., Kotsis T., Kapfer X., Görich J., Sunder- Plassmann L. Endovascular stent-graft repair of ruptured aortic aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther, 2003, 10: 447–52.
   Google Scholar
• Resch T., Malina M., Lindbland B., Resch T., Lindblad B., Sonesson B. Endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: logistics and short-term results. J Endovasc Ther, 2003, 10: 440–446.
   Google Scholar
• Lombardi J. V., Fairman R. M., Golden M. A. et al. The utility of commercially available endografts in the treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with haemodynamic stability. J Vasc Surg, 2004, 40: 154–160.
   Google Scholar
• Arya N., Lee B., Loan W. et al. Changes in aneurysm diameter after stent-graft repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Endovasc Ther, 2004, 11: 319–322.
   Google Scholar
• van Sambeek M. R. H. M., van Dijk L. C., Hendriks J. M. et al. Endovascular versus conventional open repair of acute abdominal aortic aneurysm: feasibility and preliminary results. J Endovasc Ther, 2002, 9: 443–448.
   Google Scholar
• Hechelhammer L., Lachat M. L., Wildermuth S., Bettex D., Mayer D., Pfammatter T. Mid-term outcome of endovascular repair of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg, 2005, 41: 752–7.
   Google Scholar
• Gerassimidis T. S., Papazoglou K. O., Kamparoudis A. G. et al. Endovascular management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: the 6-year experience of a Greek centre. J Vasc Surg, 2005, 42: 615–23, discussion 623.
   Google Scholar
• Hinchliffe R. J., Braithwaite B. D., Hopkinson B. R. The endovascular management of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2003, 25: 191–201.
   Google Scholar
• Greco G., Egorova N., Anderson P. L. et al. Outcomes of endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg, 2006, 43: 453–459.
   Google Scholar
• Hinchliffe R. J., Alric P., Rose D. et al. A comparison of the morphologic features of intact and ruptured aneurysms of infrarenal abdominal aorta. J Vasc Surg, 2003 Jul, 38: 88–92.
   Google Scholar
• Rose D. F., Davidson I. R., Hinchliffe R. J. et al. The anatomical suitability of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms for endovascu-lar repair. J Endovasc Ther, 2003, 10: 453–7.
   Google Scholar
• Wilson W. R., Fishwick G., Sir Bell P. R. F., Thompson M. M. The suitability of ruptured AAA for endovascular repair. J Endovasc Ther, 2004, 11: 635–40.
   Google Scholar
• Hinchliffe R. J., Alric P., Rose D., Owen V. et al. A comparison of the morphologic features of intact and ruptured aneurysms of infrarenal abdominal aorta. J Vasc Surg, 2003, 38: 88–92.
   Google Scholar
• Lloyd G. M., Bown M. J., Norwood M. G. et al. The feasibility of pre-operative computer tomography in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: a time-to-death study in patients without operation. J Vasc Surg, 2004, 39: 788–91.
   Google Scholar
• Boyle J. R., Gibbs PJ., Kruger A., Shearman C. P., Raptis S., Phillips M. J. Existing delays following the presentation of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm allow sufficient time to assess patients for endovascular repair. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg, 2005, 29: 505–9.
   Google Scholar