Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Females: A Comparative Analysis

Abstract

The differences in nature, etiology, and outcome of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in females have received little attention. We retrospectively analyzed 23 females undergoing elective AAA repairs in the hands of one surgeon at Guthrie Clinic and compared them with agematched males from the same population undergoing elective AAA repairs over the same time period (19 years).