Abdominal aortic aneurysms.

G Fortner; K Johansen

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Abdominal aortic aneurysms.

G Fortner·K Johansen

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Abstract

Aneurysms are common in our increasingly elderly population, and are a major threat to life and limb. Until the advent of vascular reconstructive techniques, aneurysm patients were subject to an overwhelming risk of death from exsanguination. The first successful repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm using an interposed arterial homograft was reported by Dubost in 1952. A milestone in the evolution of vascular surgery, this event and subsequent diagnostic, operative and prosthetic graft refinements have permitted patients with an unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm to enjoy a better prognosis than patients with almost any other form of major systemic illness.

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G Fortner, K Johansen. 1984. Abdominal aortic aneurysms.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6702193/

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