Author/Editor		Flis, Vojko; Matela, Jože
Title		Anevrizme abdominalne aorte
Translated title		Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta
Type		članek
Source		Med Mes
Vol. and No.		Letnik 2, št. 11
Publication year		2006
Volume		str. 309-21
Language		slo
Abstract		Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) affects approximattely 5% of elderly men and is responsible for significant number of deaths in Western countries. In the absence of symptoms related to an aneurysm, the threat that the aneurysm will rupture is the major consideration. Only 10-15% of patients survive the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm; a minority reach the hospital alive, and of these, only about half survive the emergency repair. At present invasive treatment by open surgery or endovascular means is the only used therapy for this condition. In this review the risk factors and treatment strategies for asymptomatic AAA are presented.
Summary		Anevrizma abdominalne aorte (AAA) prizadene okoli 5% starejših moških in je vzrok pomembnega števila smrti v razvitem svetu. AAA so največkrat asimptomatske in največjo skrb povzroča možnost raztrganja anevrizme. Samo okoli 10-15% bolnikov preživi raztrganje AAA. Manjšina prispe v bolnišnico še živa. Nujno operacijo razpočene anevrizme preživi okoli 50% bolnikov. Bolnikom je ob sedanjem stanju razvoja medicine mogoče pomagati zgolj s klasično kirurško popravo AAA ali z endovaskularnim posegom. Prikazan je pregled te klinične slike s prikazom možnosti zdravljenja asimptomatskih AAA.
Descriptors		AORTIC ANEURYSM, ABDOMINAL ANEURYSM, DISSECTING AORTOGRAPHY ANGIOPLASTY BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS