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SEMERGEN, Soc. Esp. Med. Rural Gen. (Ed. impr.) ; 36(8): 471-476, oct. 2010. ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-82122

ABSTRACT

El aneurisma de aorta abdominal es una dilatación patológica de la aorta infrarrenal, con un diámetro anteroposterior mayor o igual a 3cm. La población de más riesgo son los varones fumadores, de edad avanzada y con historia familiar aneurismática. La ecografía abdominal es un método sensible, específico y rentable para el diagnóstico de dicha enfermedad y la cirugía electiva sobre el aneurisma permite una disminución en la morbimortalidad por esta causa. Presentamos 3 pacientes con criterios de riesgo, atendidos en una consulta de medicina de familia y a quienes se les practicó una ecografía abdominal por diferentes motivos, a través de la cual se realizó el diagnóstico de aneurisma de aorta abdominal. Dos de ellos están actualmente en seguimiento, otro fue intervenido y murió en el postoperatorio. Planteamos así la pertinencia del cribado del aneurisma de aorta abdominal, mediante ecografía en atención primaria, en población de riesgo (AU)


Abdominal aortic aneurysm is an abnormal dilatation of the infrarenal portion of the aorta, with an anteroposterior diameter equal to or greater than 3cm. The population at greatest risk includes older males, with an aneurysmal family history and smokers. The abdominal ultrasound scan is a sensitive, specific and profitable method to diagnose the disease and programmed surgery of the aneurysm makes it possible to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to it. We present the cases of three patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm risk criteria who were attended in Primary Care. All of them had abdominal ultrasound scans for different reasons and were diagnosed with aortic aneurysm. Two of them are currently being monitored. The third patient, who was operated on, died during the postoperative care. In this way, we propose the importance of screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms using the abdominal ultrasound scan in Primary Care for the at risk population (AU)


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Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal/diagnosis , Primary Health Care/methods , Mass Screening/methods , Risk Factors , Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal , Abdomen/pathology , Abdomen , Cost Efficiency Analysis
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