Immediate Repair Compared with Surveillance of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

A. Lederle, Frank; E. Wilson, Samuel; R. Johnson, Gary; B. Reinke, Donovan; N. Littooy, Fred; W. Acher, Charles; Ballard, David; M. Messina, Louis; L. Gordon, Ian; P. Chute, Edmund; C. Krupski, William; J. Busuttil, Steven; W. Barone, Gary; R. Sparks, Steven; M. Graham, Linda; H. Rapp, Joseph; S. Makaroun, Michel; L. Moneta, Gregory; A. Cambria, Robert; G. Makhoul, Raymond; Eton, Darwin; J. Ansel, Howard; A. Freischlag, Julie; F. Bandyk, Dennis

doi:10.1056/nejmoa012573

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Immediate Repair Compared with Surveillance of Small Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • May 9, 2002

Authors:

Frank A. Lederle

Samuel E. Wilson

Gary R. Johnson

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Whether elective surgical repair of small abdominal aortic aneurysms improves survival remains controversial. METHODS: We randomly assigned patients 50 to 79 years old with abdominal aortic aneurysms of 4.0 to 5.4 cm in diameter who did not have high surgical risk to undergo immediate op...

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Medicine

Surgery

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

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