Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm treated with endovascular repair in a patient with active COVID-19 infection during the pandemic

We report a patient that presented with acute abdominal pain during the COVID-19 pandemic. His workup revealed rupture of a 5.8 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. He presented with 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.

Source: Annals of Vascular Surgery - May 9, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Michael Shih, Bruce Swearingen, Robert Rhee Source Type: research