Geroulakos G, Nicolaides A. Infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms less than five centimetres in diameter: the surgeon's dilemma.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR SURGERY 1992;
6:616-22. [PMID:
1451817 DOI:
10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80838-2]
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Abstract
A number of recent studies have brought new data and a better understanding of the risk versus benefit of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. The present evidence indicates that the risk of rupture for non tender aneurysms less than 5 cm is so low that patients can generally be followed by 6 monthly ultrasound and not undergo immediate operation. Surgery should be the method of choice for most patients where the aneurysm is greater than 5 cm.
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