Management of Symptomatic Unruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms: State of the Art

pp. 214-218

Authors

  • Fernando D. Garagoli
  • María L. Fernández Recalde Department of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Andrés M. Izaguirre Department of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7775/rac.es.v91.i3.20636

Keywords:

Symptomatic unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, Inflammation, Open surgery, Endovascular aneurysm repair

Abstract

Symptomatic unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) refers to a group of patients with intact AAA but who present abdominal and/or lumbar pain attributed to the aneurysm. This form of clinical presentation is potentially fatal since its etiopathogenesis, involving acute changes in the aortic wall, including inflammation, increases the probability of impending rupture. It is clear that these patients should be referred to AAA repair. However, the timing of the intervention is controversial.
Therefore, the aim of the present work was to review updated information on the diagnostic-therapeutic approach of symptomatic unruptured AAA.

How to cite this article:

Garagoli FD, Fernández Recalde ML, Izaguirre AM. Management of symptomatic unruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms: state of the art.  Rev Argent Cardiol 2023;91:214-8. http://dx.doi.org/10.7775/rac.v91.i3.20636

Published

2023-07-12

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