Aortic aneurysm: diagnosis and treatment

Abstract

The paper deals with the topical issues of diagnosis of aortic aneurysms and with the current possibilities of treating this pathology. It presents epidemiological data, assessment of the risk of aortic rupture, a patient management regimen according to screening results, and information on the new miniinvasive aortic aneurysm treatment - endovascular replacement using self-expandable stent-grafts.

Keywords

• aortic aneurysm
• diagnosis
• treatment
• endovascular replacement
• stent-graft