Aortic aneurysm

An abdominal aortic aneurysm occurs when the large blood vessel that supplies blood to the abdomen, the pelvis and legs becomes strangely becomes swollen or greater.
Treatment
If you have internal bleeding originated from an aortic aneurysm, will have surgery open abdominal aortic aneurysm.
If the aneurysm is small and there are no symptoms:
• You and your doctor should decide if the risk of surgery is less than the risk of bleeding if you do not undergo surgery.
• The doctor may recommend checking the size of the aneurysm with an annual ultrasound to see if it is increasing.
Normally, surgery is recommended for patients with aneurysms greater than 5.5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and aneurysms that are rapidly increasing. The goal is to perform surgery before complications or symptoms develop.
There are two approaches to surgery:
• In a traditional repair (open), it made a large cut in the abdomen. The abnormal vessel is replaced by a graft made of synthetic material such as Dacron.
• The other approach is called endovascular stent grafting. This procedure can be done without a large cut in the abdomen to his improvement is faster. Rarely, endovascular repair is performed to a leaking aneurysm or hemorrhagic.
Prevention
To reduce the risk of aneurysms:
• Maintain a healthy diet for the heart, exercitese, stop smoking and reduce stress to help lower your chances of having a blocked artery again.
• Your doctor may prescribe a medication to help lower your cholesterol.
• If you are prescribed medication for blood pressure or diabetes, eat them as medical advice.
Men over 65 who ever smoked should perform an ultrasound examination.