Aneurisma dell'aorta addominale e patologie associate: nuovi orizzonti e prospettive future offerte dall'opzione endovascolare in elezione ed emergenza

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) occurs mostly in patients over the fifth decade of age, in which it is not uncommon to diagnose concurrent diseases. Furthermore an AAA can be found by chance, performing investigations for another illness. The question of the kind of approach to two associated diseases must therefore be resolved. We analyze various abdominal pathologies, whether malignant or benign, and other associated diseases, including frequent coronary heart disease. The interesting new perspectives offered by the endovascular exclusion of AAA, in respect of traditional prosthetic surgical repair, are discussed.