ABDOMINAL AORTIC
ANEURYSM
DR. G. KAVITHA, M.S,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY
SVMC/SVRRGGH
TIRUPATI
,Abdominal aortic aneurysm
ANEURYSM
DEFINITION
Abnormal permanent focal or localized dilatation of a segment of aorta with
increase in size of more than 50% of the normal arterial diameter.
▪ Incidence -3-10%
▪ Most common - Infra renal
▪ Normal values may vary based on methods of measurement, patient’s age,
gender, and other factors
,WANNHEIM ET AL MEN WOMEN
ASCENDING 4.7 CM 4.2 CM
AORTA
DESCENDING 3.7 CM 3.3 CM
AORTA
INFRA RENAL 3.0 CM 2.7CM
AORTA
, CLASSIFICATION
Wall structure
True aneurysm
Pseudoaneurysm
ANEURYSM
DR. G. KAVITHA, M.S,
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SURGERY
SVMC/SVRRGGH
TIRUPATI
,Abdominal aortic aneurysm
ANEURYSM
DEFINITION
Abnormal permanent focal or localized dilatation of a segment of aorta with
increase in size of more than 50% of the normal arterial diameter.
▪ Incidence -3-10%
▪ Most common - Infra renal
▪ Normal values may vary based on methods of measurement, patient’s age,
gender, and other factors
,WANNHEIM ET AL MEN WOMEN
ASCENDING 4.7 CM 4.2 CM
AORTA
DESCENDING 3.7 CM 3.3 CM
AORTA
INFRA RENAL 3.0 CM 2.7CM
AORTA
, CLASSIFICATION
Wall structure
True aneurysm
Pseudoaneurysm
