Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Balezantis, T.; Akqül, C.; Duvnjak, S.; Fisker, J.ør.; Lindholt, J.S.
Ugeskrift for Laeger 176(36)
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 1603-6824 PMID: 25293848 Document Number: 675587
Endovascular treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (REVAR) is increasingly used. Retrospective pooled data indicate that REVAR is associated with decreased morbidity and mortality, but in two small randomized clinical trials this has not been evidenced. However, REVAR seems associated with lower total costs and better long-term survival rates than open surgical repair. Consequently, REVAR could be at least as good a treatment as open surgery in suitable patients, when local facilities and expertise exist.