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EVAR for the Treatment of Ruptured AAA

Division of Vascular Surgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, mmorasch{at}nmh.org

Endovascular repair (EVAR) for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) has been held out as a safer, less invasive alternative to open surgery with the potential to significantly reduce in-hospital mortality. Despite the inherent biases that accompany comparison of the 2 treatment modalities, there appears to be a clear role for EVAR for select patients in select centers. To successfully treat patients with ruptured AAA both open and endovascular modalities should be available and clear protocols using a team approach must be developed.

Key Words: endovascular repair (EVAR) • open repair • abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) • endovascular procedures • mortality

This version was published on March 1, 2009

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Vol. 21, No. 1, 9-11 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1531003508330708


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