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John Davidson
Surgery Rotation
December 19, 2003
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
J.D is a seventy eight year old male who presented to our office for consult for an abdominal aortic aneurysm. ... The aneurysm remained below six centimeters and expanded slowly until recently. ... had a CT scan done prior to this visit and his aneurysm now measures a little under seven centimeters which is one and a half centimeters larger than six months prior. ... D remains asymptomatic, he reports no back pain, abdominal pain, light headedness, problems with blood pressure, claudication, or any other associated symptoms. Because of the size of the aneurysm, J. ... D underwent an aortagram to see if he was a candidate for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. ... Ds aortagram showed that he was a candidate and he underwent surgery to repair his aneurysm.
Each year, approximately two hundred thousand new cases of abdominal aortic aneurysms are diagnosed. An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is the swelling or ballooning of the abdominal aorta. ...
An aneurysm in a ballooning of the aorta which results from a weakened section in the artery that cannot support the force of blood flow. Although an aneurysm can occur in any artery of the body, it is most common in the abdominal aorta and the iliac arteries. While the aortas diameter normally ranges from three quarters of an inch to an inch, an aneurysm can cause it to grow to several times its normal size. ... The risk of rupture increases with the aneurysm size and increase in blood pressure. ...
Many people do not experience and symptoms of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. ... Other patients can feel the aneurysm as a pulsating or throbbing mass in their abdomen. Again, many people may not experience any of these symptoms, yet still be found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Approximate Word count = 1491
Approximate Pages = 6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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