Dr. Adam Tanious (Surgery): A 37-year-old woman was transferred to this hospital because of abdominal pain and aortic dilatation. The patient had been well until 3 weeks before the current admission, ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms can happen anywhere below the diaphragm. The infrarenal area of the abdomen, just below the kidneys, is one of the most common places to develop an abdominal aneurysm. The ...

The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-filled blood from the heart to the rest of the body. It extends from the chest to the abdomen, where it branches (bifurcates) into the iliac ...

An abdominal aortic aneurysm that bursts can cause potentially fatal internal bleeding. One-time screening with abdominal ultrasound is currently recommended for older men who have ever smoked.

Learn how aneurysms develop, what symptoms to watch for, and how medical professionals treat weakened artery walls.

Aortic aneurysms are among the most dangerous vascular conditions affecting the human body. The aorta, which is the largest ...

The intravenous delivery of immune-modulating cells may someday slow the expansion of bulges in the aorta, known as abdominal aortic aneurysms. A second study found evidence that a COVID-19 infection ...

Compared with energy-integrating CT (EICT), ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) photon-counting CT (PCCT) enhanced the visualisation of small vascular structures in aortic imaging while reducing radiation ...