7 The present discussion deals with our experience in treating 21 abdominal aneurysms by resection and replacement with homologous artery grafts. An increasing age and decreasing incidence of ...

De Bakey's 1964 review of over 14,000 cases of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta did not describe this complication. 2 Only five cases of spinal-cord damage after . . . From the departments of ...

Black, Hispanic and Asian and Pacific Islander patients face higher costs when undergoing emergency surgeries compared to white patients, a recent UCLA study found. The study, published in the June ...

A 70-year-old man at Kauvery Hospital, Tirunelveli, underwent a successful Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) for an ...

Concomitant management of synchronous abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA ... The AAA was treated first by EVAR, and the colon resection followed 3 days later. The patient's postoperative course ...

What Is an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm? An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a condition where the lower section of your aorta — in your abdomen — weakens and bulges outward. Your aorta is the ...

There are different treatment options. Open surgical repair involves a major operation to open the abdomen and replace the diseased aorta with a fabric graft.

An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

A County Antrim man who had a "dangerously large" aneurysm has said he has a new appreciation for life after having surgery. Michael Hughes, from Carrickfergus, had never heard about abdominal ...

There are two locations of aortic aneurysms: A thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) happens in your chest. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) happens in your abdomen, below your diaphragm. Most aortic ...