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Diagnosis and treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm. A report of 82 cases.

Retief Pj, Loubser Js

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Resection for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is being performed with decreasing mortality and morbidity. A retrospective study on 82 consecutive patients with AAAs admitted during the period 1974-1977 shoowed that 66 had a non-ruptured aneurysm and 16 a ruptured aneurysm. The mean age of the patients was 66,7 years. Concomitant disease was frequent. Operative mortality aneurysms and 37% in the group with ruptured aneurysms.

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Resection for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is being performed with decreasing mortality and morbidity. A retrospective study on 82 consecutive patients with AAAs admitted during the period 1974-1977 shoowed that 66 had a non-ruptured aneurysm and 16 a ruptured aneurysm. The mean age of the patients was 66,7 years. Concomitant disease was frequent. Operative mortality aneurysms and 37% in the group with ruptured aneurysms.

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Resection for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is being performed with decreasing mortality and morbidity. A retrospective study on 82 consecutive patients with AAAs admitted during the period 1974-1977 shoowed that 66 had a non-ruptured aneurysm and 16 a ruptured aneurysm. The mean age of the patients was 66,7 years. Concomitant disease was frequent. Operative mortality aneurysms and 37% in the group with ruptured aneurysms.

Key concepts: Medicine, Concomitant, Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Aneurysm, Surgery, Retrospective cohort study, Aortic aneurysm, Mortality rate

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