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[Management of subrenal aneurysm of the abdominal aorta]. 1991

P Blondeau

Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Américain de Paris, Neuilly-Sur-Seine.

This update, intended for cardiologists, is not concerned with technical surgical considerations but rather considers the problems facing the physician in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). 1) What form does AAA take: an atheromatous, spindle-shaped and partially thrombotic ectasis. 2) How is it detected: traditionally by clinical examination and increasingly by ultrasound. 3) What additional examinations are useful: the most simple and commonly repeated is ultrasound. Aortic angiography is useful only in cases with a surgical indication. 4) What is the risk of spontaneous development: above all, rupture, the statistical risk of which becomes considerable once the diameter of the aneurysm exceeds 6 cm. 5) What are the risks and results of surgical treatment: it has become an operation presenting little danger and one that beyond all doubt increases life expectancy. 6) Which patients should undergo surgery: all aneurysms dating from more than 6 cm and/or showing symptoms.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003952	Diagnostic Imaging	Any visual display of structural or functional patterns of organs or tissues for diagnostic evaluation. It includes measuring physiologic and metabolic responses to physical and chemical stimuli, as well as ultramicroscopy.	Imaging, Diagnostic,Imaging, Medical,Medical Imaging
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000784	Aortic Dissection	A tear in the inner layer of the AORTA leading to interstitial HEMORRHAGE, and splitting (dissecting) of the aortic TUNICA MEDIA layer. It typically begins with a tear in the TUNICA INTIMA layer.	Aneurysm, Dissecting,Aortic Dissecting Aneurysm,Dissecting Aneurysm,Dissecting Aneurysm Aorta,Aneurysm Aorta, Dissecting,Aneurysm, Aortic Dissecting,Aorta, Dissecting Aneurysm,Aortic Dissecting Aneurysms,Aortic Dissections,Dissecting Aneurysm Aortas,Dissecting Aneurysm, Aortic,Dissecting Aneurysms,Dissection, Aortic
D001012	Aorta, Abdominal	The aorta from the DIAPHRAGM to the bifurcation into the right and left common iliac arteries.	Abdominal Aorta,Abdominal Aortas,Aortas, Abdominal
D001014	Aortic Aneurysm	An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of AORTA.	Aneurysm, Aortic,Aneurysms, Aortic,Aortic Aneurysms
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor