Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms John W. Hallett, MD Mayo Clinic Proceedings Volume 75, Issue 4, Pages 395-399 (April 2000) DOI: 10.4065/75.4.395 Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Risk of rupture in the following year based on latest ultrasonographic measurement of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). (data from a recent population-based study in Rochester, Minn, by Reed et al3) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000 75, 395-399DOI: (10.4065/75.4.395) Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Risk of rupture in the following year based on latest ultrasonographic measurement of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). (data from a recent population-based study in Rochester, Minn, by Reed et al3) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000 75, 395-399DOI: (10.4065/75.4.395) Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Risk of rupture in the following year based on latest ultrasonographic measurement of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). (data from a recent population-based study in Rochester, Minn, by Reed et al3) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000 75, 395-399DOI: (10.4065/75.4.395) Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Survival of patients with small (4.0–5.5 cm) abdominal aortic aneurysms who were randomized to undergo early surgery or surveillance. (from UK Small Aneurysm Trial Participants6 with permission) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000 75, 395-399DOI: (10.4065/75.4.395) Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Schematic drawing of transfemoral placement of a bifurcated aortoiliac endovascular stent graft for an abdominal aortic aneurysm, a = artery. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000 75, 395-399DOI: (10.4065/75.4.395) Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 Comparison of survival free of graft complications for standard surgical repair vs endovascular stent graft for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (data from Hallett et al10 and May et al11) Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2000 75, 395-399DOI: (10.4065/75.4.395) Copyright © 2000 Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Terms and Conditions