Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Treated with Endovascular Repair in a Patient with Active COVID-19 Infection during the Pandemic

We report a patient who presented with acute abdominal pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. His work-up revealed rupture of a 5.8 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. He also had fever, cough, and shortness of breath and radiologic evidence of COVID-19 infection. After careful consideration, he underwent suc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of vascular surgery 2020-07, Vol.66, p.14-17
Hauptverfasser:	Shih, Michael, Swearingen, Bruce, Rhee, Robert
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - virology Aortic Rupture - diagnostic imaging Aortic Rupture - surgery Betacoronavirus Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation Coronavirus Infections - complications COVID-19 Endovascular Procedures Humans Male Middle Aged Pandemics Pneumonia, Viral - complications SARS-CoV-2
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a patient who presented with acute abdominal pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. His work-up revealed rupture of a 5.8 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. He also had fever, cough, and shortness of breath and radiologic evidence of COVID-19 infection. After careful consideration, he underwent successful endovascular repair under local anesthesia with good short-term results.
ISSN:	0890-5096 1615-5947
DOI:	10.1016/j.avsg.2020.05.001