Endovascular repair may be preferred perioperatively for ruptured AAA; leaves open long-term survival strategies.
Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm is associated with a high risk of death. Endovascular repair results in lower perioperative morbidity and mortality than open repair, but the two methods have similar long-term mortality.
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