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Open surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm during the second trimester of pregnancy

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A 37-year-old obese woman, trigravida and secundiparous, at 17 weeks of gestation presented with acute abdominal pain. Doppler ultrasound examination showed an infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm measuring 61 mm in diameter and a computed tomography angiography outlined a fissured infrarenal aneurysm measuring 85 mm in diameter. To preserve the pregnancy, the obstetrician performed perioperative tocolysis. Subsequently, open surgery was conducted using open repair with 60 minutes of infrarenal cross-clamping. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged on day 10. She subsequently gave birth to a healthy baby at full term.

Source: Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques

DOI: 10.1016/j.jvscit.2024.101647

Authors: Ndeye Fatou Sow, Abdoul Ahad Mbengue, Jean Michel Davaine, Morgane Lemierre, Papa Adama Dieng

Institutions: Centre Hospitalier National Universitaire de Fann, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne Université

Language: English

Topic: Aortic aneurysm repair treatments

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,250