Key result
Open repair successfully treats a >20 cm ruptured AAA.
Why the study?
Rupture risk increases exponentially with aneurysm diameter, making giant abdominal aortic aneurysms measuring > 13.0 cm rare clinical entities.
Design
Case report
Authors
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Extends sparse case-level evidence on giant ruptured AAAs; leaves open optimal strategy and generalizability.
Case Report (n=1)
Open repair can be successfully utilized to treat extremely rare giant ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms measuring over 20 cm in diameter.
Duijzer et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Giant ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (n=1). Open repair was evaluated on Successful treatment. Open repair successfully treated a giant ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring >20 cm in diameter.
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