Presents answers to queries regarding signs and symptoms of descending thoracic aneurysm. Tearing and midscapular back pain; Loss of distal pulses; Pain from expanding fusiform thoraco-abdominal aneurysm; H...
Care guide for Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Includes: possible causes, signs and symptoms, standard treatment options and means of care and support.
Given that most patients are asymptomatic, TAAs are commonly diagnosed as anincidental findingon imaging studies. However, they can also present with signs and symptoms related to compression of adjacent structures. Ascending aortic aneurysms can compress thecoronary arteriesor the origin of the great ...
If you’re not having any symptoms, and your aneurysm is small, your doctor may choose to simply monitor it over time. It’s likely you’ll need regular tests to check on its size and growth. But if it’s growing fast, or causing you problems, your doctor may decide to operate. He...
These patients may have an inflammatory aneurysm that can be treated with surgical repair. Other presentations of AAA include lower-extremity ischemia, duodenal obstruction, ureteral obstruction, erosion into adjacent vertebral bodies, aortoenteric fistula (ie, gastrointestinal [GI] bleeding), and aorto...
Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is the abnormal dilation of a segment of the thoracic aorta, usually the ascending aorta.
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of TOS? TOS most often causes symptoms in the upper body, such as the: Arm Back Hand Neck Symptoms vary based on the type of TOS. Symptoms of ATOS Symptoms of ATOS include: Cramping when using the arm. Pain, coldness, and paleness or...
In symptomatic patients, thescope of symptomsfor a thoracic aneurysm iswide. However for those presenting with chest or back pain (the most common presentation), diagnoses of acute coronary syndrome,pulmonary embolism,pneumothorax, andaortic dissectionshould all be considered. ...
People at highest risk—those with a family history plus one or more other risk factors—should ask their primary health care provider about having an echocardiogram to look for a thoracic aneurysm, even in the absence of signs or symptoms. Surgery generally is recommended for thoracicaortic aneu...
Primary neoplasms of the aorta are rare and usually present with signs and symptoms due to intraluminal obstruction. A case of a 48-year-old man who presen... JB Steinberg,ER Johnson,JA Benda,... - 《Annals of Thoracic Surgery》 被引量: 32发表: 1993年 Leiomyosarcoma of the Abdominal Aor...