Intervention or surveillance? Current evidence in visceral artery aneurysms

Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) are an increasingly encountered clinical problem. Although their incidence is low at about 0.2% in the general population, they are increasingly found on cross-sectional imaging. Therefore it is justifiable to have a protocol for dealing with such lesions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bryce Renwick, Catherine Joan Beattie, Khurram Khan, Raj Velu, Donald Reid, Donald Bain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Surgery and Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=203604
Description
Summary:Visceral artery aneurysms (VAAs) are an increasingly encountered clinical problem. Although their incidence is low at about 0.2% in the general population, they are increasingly found on cross-sectional imaging. Therefore it is justifiable to have a protocol for dealing with such lesions.
ISSN:2367-699X