A retrospective cohort study of incidental abdominal aortic aneurysms on routine abdominal computed tomography scans in Te Tair āwhiti (2018-2019)
CONCLUSION: The detection of AAA on routine abdominal CT scans appears to be a useful adjunct in lieu of targeted AAA screening in our region. A high prevalence of incidental AAA (5.2%) over 12 months, with a significantly higher prevalence noted in Māori males and females ≥65 years (16.2% and 10.9%), was observed.PMID:38452230 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6365
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - Category: General Medicine Authors: Rachel Kee Kari Clifford Jay Maloney Atareta Mangu Justin Cain Sameer Memon Jamie-Lee Rahiri Source Type: research
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