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Successful repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a renal transplant recipient

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

Abstract

A 53-year-old renal transplant recipient went into hypovolemic shock due to rupture of his abdominal aortic aneurysm. His successful perioperative and postoperative management are described. Fourteen cases of infrarenal aortic aneurysm repair in hemodynamically stable transplant recipients are reviewed with a discussion of management alternatives.

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  1. Robert A. Schwartz MD

    Present address: Department of Surgery, SUNY Health Science Center, 750 E. Adams St., 13210, Syracuse, NY

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  1. St. Louis University Hospitals, St. Louis, Missouri

    Robert A. Schwartz MD, Bridget F. Caracci MD & Gary J. Peterson MD

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Schwartz, R.A., Caracci, B.F. & Peterson, G.J. Successful repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm in a renal transplant recipient. Annals of Vascular Surgery 2, 189–192 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03187573

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