Quality of Life After RAAA
Author Year Number of patientsa Mean follow-up time (months) Questionnaire used Results Total Open EVAR Hennessy 1998 14 14 33 Rosser QoL No difference between rupture and elective surgery Bohmer…
Predictors of Certain Death
Risk score Formula Glasgow aneurysm score Age + 17 for shock + 7 for myocardial disease + 10 for cerebrovascular disease + 14 for renal disease Hardman index Score from…
Historical Perspective on the Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Fig. 1.1 A surgeon-made aortic stent graft consisting of a large Palmaz stent which was sutured to a tulip-shaped PTFE graft. The superior proximal half of the stent was bare…
Wall Stress
Fig. 5.1 (a) Calculated wall thickness map overlaid onto aortic geometry. (b) Stress contour map derived from uniform wall thickness aortic geometry. (c) Stress contour map derived from variable wall…
Guidelines for Transfer to Specialized Centers
Fig. 10.1 Time from admission to death for untreated ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (Adapted from Lloyd et al. [1]) Current State Emergency Department Deaths for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm One…
Clinical Presentation of RAAA
Fig. 6.1 Illustration of various types of ruptures. (a) Retroperitoneal rupture. Dorsal or dorsolateral rupture usually leads to a leak into the retroperitoneum, often causing asymmetric displacement and squeezing of…
Background Scope of the Problem
Fig. 2.1 Common presenting clinical symptoms of ruptured AAA (From Azhar et al. [15]) Thus, accurate and timely diagnosis can be elusive and the initial diagnosis of these patients varied…
Classification and Management of Pancreatic Cysts
Figure 5.1 MRI image of a main duct IPMN Figure 5.2 Resection specimen demonstrating a main duct IPMN Serous cystadenoma (SCA): SCAs make up about 16% of all resected pancreatic…
Drainage and Resection Surgery for Pancreatitis
Figure 16.1 Computed Tomography scan demonstrating chronic pancreatitis with diffuse parenchymal calcifications. A large stone within the pancreatic head is seen occluding the duct of Wirsung My Management 1. Proceed…
Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplant
Criterion Examples Poor response to maximal medical therapy Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy, opiate analgesics, endoscopic decompression Preserved islet cell function Nondiabetic, C-peptide positive diabetes Debilitating pain Severe and intermittent vs….
