Purpose: Mortality in patients with ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms (rAAAs) has remained high despite advances in interventions. Endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) was recently developed for treatment of rAAAs. In this study, we assessed our endovascular strategy including a double-balloon technique for rAAA.
Methods: We analyzed 12 consecutive patients with rAAAs who were treated by our double-balloon technique and endovascular strategy from March 2013 to July 2016.
Results: The 30-day and 1-year mortality rates were both 17%. The mean times from admission to arrival at the hybrid operating room, from admission to aortic occlusion, and from admission to completion of EVAR were 46.8, 63.5, and 110.0 minutes, respectively.
Conclusion: This study indicates that the herein-described double-balloon endovascular technique is feasible for use in the management of rAAA.
Keywords: endovascular aneurysm repair; intra-aortic balloon occlusion; ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.