To refer a patient for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treatment, call 847.981.3680. 0:20 Understanding AAA and its Risk Factors 1:44 AAA Signs & Symptoms 3:46 Operative Challenges and Outcomes 7:43 What Sets AMITA Health’s Open Surgery Expertise Apart Repairing a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm is a complex surgery. But a 14-centimeter AAA with a rare aorto-caval fistula? That’s the largest ever reported! And that’s exactly the life-threatening situation Atif Baqai, MD, and Tejas Shah, MD, found themselves facing in one of their patients. In this video, the two Illinois-based AMITA Health vascular surgeons share the amazing story of how they overcame a variety of operative challenges to ultimately save the patient’s life. Read the patient’s story: https://www.amitahealth.org/services/heart-and-vascular-institute/patient-stories/daniel-n.s-story Learn more about Dr. Baqai: * ELK GROVE VILLAGE: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/atif-baqai-elk-grove-village-peripheral-vascular-specialists * HINSDALE: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/atif-baqai-hinsdale-peripheral-vascular-specialists * HOFFMAN ESTATES: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/atif-baqai-hoffman-estates-peripheral-vascular-specialists * LA GRANGE: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/atif-baqai-la-grange-peripheral-vascular-specialists Learn more about Dr. Shah: * ELK GROVE VILLAGE: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/tejas-shah-elk-grove-village-vascular-surgery * HINSDALE: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/tejas-shah-hinsdale-vascular-surgery * HOFFMAN ESTATES: https://doctors.amitahealth.org/tejas-shah-hoffman-estates-vascular-surgery Learn more about the AMITA Health Heart & Vascular Institute: https://www.amitahealth.org/services/heart-and-vascular-institute/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AMITAHealth/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AMITAHealth YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/AMITAhealthorg PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/AMITAHealth/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/AMITAHealth/ AMITA HEALTH BLOG: https://www.amitahealth.org/blog/
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