Abdominal aortic aneurysm: epidemiology, screening and work-up for repair

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a dilatation of the infra-renal abdominal aorta to greater than 3 cm. Population screening is offered to men in the year of their 65th birthday in the UK. Patients with small, asymptomatic AAAs (
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Vascular surgery – I Source Type: research