2010
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842010000500006
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A importância do diagnóstico por imagem na classificação dos endoleaks como complicação do tratamento endovascular de aneurismas aórticos

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To describe a series of endoleak cases and their respective classification. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The authors developed a retrospective study of endoleaks diagnosed at their institution in the period between 2005 and 2009. Twenty cases were included to illustrate the different types of endoleaks. RESULTS: Seventy percent of the patients were men, and the ages ranged from 43 to 91 years (mean, 76.3 years). Thirteen cases were observed in the infrarenal abdominal aorta, four in the thoracic aorta, tw… Show more

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“…The prevalence of AAA was 0.6% for 10 A diagnosis of AAA was more frequent among male patients (71.4%), in agreement with the literature. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]17,22,[30][31][32] The mean diameter of the AAAs was 4 cm (range: 3.1 cm to 6.9 cm), which is similar to two other Brazilian studies, which found mean diameters of 3.9 cm 9 and 3.5 cm. 16 Elective treatment of AAAs is recommended when their diameter reaches 5.5 cm.…”
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“…The prevalence of AAA was 0.6% for 10 A diagnosis of AAA was more frequent among male patients (71.4%), in agreement with the literature. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]17,22,[30][31][32] The mean diameter of the AAAs was 4 cm (range: 3.1 cm to 6.9 cm), which is similar to two other Brazilian studies, which found mean diameters of 3.9 cm 9 and 3.5 cm. 16 Elective treatment of AAAs is recommended when their diameter reaches 5.5 cm.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 83%
“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]22,23,[30][31][32] While the 60.6% of the sample were CTs of female patients, there was a predominance (although not a statistically significant difference) of diagnoses among males [15 (60%) men and 10 (40%) women].…”
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