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Historical Perspective on the Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

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When an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) ruptures and is not repaired or excluded from the circulation, the patient almost always dies – although the time course of his or her demise may vary considerably. Because of the lethal nature of ruptured AAAs, surgeons have attempted to repair them as soon as the diagnosis of rupture is made or even suspected. The first successful open surgical repairs of a ruptured RAAA were reported in 1954 using transperitoneal approaches [1–3]. These early reports by pioneering giants in the field make for fascinating reading.

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  1. New York University – Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Frank J. Veith MD

  2. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Frank J. Veith MD

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  1. Division of Vascular Surgery, University of Washington Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA

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  2. Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA

    Manish Mehta

  3. Bronx, New York, USA

    Frank J. Veith

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Veith, F.J. (2017). Historical Perspective on the Treatment of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms. In: Starnes, B., Mehta, M., Veith, F. (eds) Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-23844-9_1

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