The management of abdominal aortic aneurysms

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2009 Oct;70(10):566-71. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2009.70.10.44623.

Abstract

Abdominal aortic aneurysms cause about 6000 deaths per year in England and Wales, predominantly from rupture. Significant progress has been made in recent years in developing minimally invasive, endovascular methods of treatment. This review evaluates the current management options for abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / prevention & control
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / economics
  • Mass Screening / standards
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Prognosis
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Risk Factors
  • Stents*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography