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2. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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   Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which vascular diseases involving the ... with lower morbidity and mortality rates. ... in aortic aneurysm surgery. ...

3. Abdominal aortic aneurysm - Wikipedia

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   Abdominal aortic aneurysm; CT reconstruction image of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (white arrows) Specialty: Vascular surgery: Symptoms: None, abdominal, back, or leg pain [1] [2] Usual onset: Over-50-year-old males [1] Risk factors: Smoking, hypertension, other cardiovascular disease, family history, Marfan syndrome [1] [3] [4] Diagnostic method

4. Endovascular aneurysm repair - Wikipedia

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   In uncomplicated type B aortic dissection, TEVAR does not seem either to improve or compromise 2-year survival and adverse event rates. [7] Its use in complicated aortic dissection is under investigation. In the Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery, it is recommended that in patients with complicated acute ...

5. Familial aortic dissection - Wikipedia

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   These contribute to a higher fatality rate in group A dissection if immediate surgery is not performed. The most common corrective surgeries are actual aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass. The five-year survival rate after surgery is a successful 70.4% due to vigilant monthly physical exams and chest x-rays to monitor progress.

6. Traumatic aortic rupture - Wikipedia

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   However, morbidity and mortality rates for surgical repair of the aorta for this condition are among the highest of any cardiovascular surgery. [3] For example, surgery is associated with a high rate of paraplegia, [11] because the spinal cord is very sensitive to ischemia (lack of blood supply), and the nerve tissue can be damaged or killed by ...

7. Open aortic surgery - Wikipedia

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   Open aortic surgery (OAS) is used to treat patients with aortic aneurysms greater than 5.5 cm in diameter, to treat aortic rupture of an aneurysm any size, to treat aortic dissections, and to treat acute aortic syndrome. It is used to treat infrarenal aneurysms, as well as juxta- and pararenal aneurysm, thoracic and thoracoabdominal aneurysms ...