Medium-Term Survival After Unrepaired Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm.
Sarah ThamDarius Kang Lie AwKalpana VijaykumarShin Chuen ChengJia Sheng TayEdward ChokePublished in: Journal of endovascular therapy : an official journal of the International Society of Endovascular Specialists (2022)
While the overwhelming evidence is that a ruptured AAA left unrepaired is fatal, our case report illustrates a rare case that shows it is possible for ruptured AAA to seal spontaneously, with patient surviving up to 13 months. We seek to hypothesize the factors that may contribute to such prolonged survival.