The 2024 European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Management of Abdominal Aorto-iliac Artery Aneurysms: Cutting Edge or Just Another Update?

Since the publication of the 2011 and 2019 guidelines on abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) management, various important events have occurred. We have been through a pandemic, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines were published after a long debate and controversies within the UK.1 Despite these challenging circumstances, the guideline writing committee (GWC) has been able to renew and update the previous guidance.2 This is a particularly useful document to help offer patients with an aneurysm the best possible evidence based care.