Aneurysm surgery
An aneurysm is a localised dilitation of an artery (similar to what you see if you blow up a bicycle tube too much). These dilitations get bigger and eventually rupture. This is frequently fatal (in 40 - 60% of cases). Most aneurysms occur in the main artery of the body - the aorta. Particularly in the part that runs through the abdomen.
Repair of aneurysms is usually recommended when they reach a size of 5.5 cms. This can be done by replacing them with a dacron tube or endoluminally with a stent graft - a relatively new minimally invasive type of therapy.
For further information on this subject, please see our publication on:-
ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS:
Part 1: Pathogenesis,
Diagnosis & screening
Part 2: Treatment. (Sept 2000)
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