A man needing urgent treatment died after waiting more than five hours in A&E for a diagnosis at an overstretched South ...
We report here an unusual case of abdominal aortic dissection secondary to blunt abdominal trauma following a fall. The patient also had associated intra-abdominal injuries requiring bowel ...
Dr. Melissa Russo discusses contributing factors, an approach to diagnosing aortic dissection in the pregnant patient, an algorithm for management, common misconceptions, and counseling and ...
Known as abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs), most ... aneurysm or who has experienced a rupture of an aneurysm or an aortic ...
It is possible that as the aneurysm enlarges and compresses surrounding nerves or organs, an individual may experience back or abdominal pain ... and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic ...
A CT provides valuable information about your aorta, such as the location and size of an aneurysm or dissection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), is another ...