Summary
Definition
History and exam
Key diagnostic factors
- presencia de factores de riesgo
- masa abdominal pulsátil palpable
Other diagnostic factors
- dolor abdominal, dolor de espalda o dolor inguinal
- hipotensión
Risk factors
- tabaquismo
- hereditario/antecedentes familiares
- mayor edad
- sexo masculino (prevalencia)
- sexo femenino (rotura)
- congénito/trastornos del tejido conjuntivo
- hiperlipidemia
- Enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica (EPOC)
- aterosclerosis (es decir, arteriopatía coronaria, enfermedad arterial periférica oclusiva)
- hipertensión
- obesidad central
- no diabético
- uso de antibióticos de fluoroquinolona
- aneurismas en otras partes del cuerpo
Diagnostic investigations
1st investigations to order
- ultrasonido de abdomen
Investigations to consider
- angiografía por tomografía computarizada (ATC)/TC
- tomografía por emisión de positrones-tomografía computarizada (TEP-TC)
- velocidad de sedimentación globular (VSG)/proteína C-reactiva (PCR)
- hemograma completo (HC)
- hemocultivos
Treatment algorithm
rotura de AAA
aneurisma de aorta abdominal sintomático pero sin rotura
hallazgo incidental: AAA asintomático de pequeño tamaño
hallazgo incidental: AAA asintomático de gran tamaño
fuga de la reparación endovascular que requiere tratamiento
Contributors
Authors
Professor Anahita Dua, MBCHB, MS, MBA, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Boston
MA
Disclosures
AD declares that she has no competing interests.
Acknowledgements
Professor Anahita Dua would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Matt Bown, Mr Andrew Duncan, Dr Maureen K. Sheehan, Dr Dawn M. Barnes, and Dr Gilbert R. Upchurch, previous contributors to this topic.
Disclosures
MKS, DMB, and GRU declare that they have no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Ross Naylor, MBBS
Professor of Vascular Surgery
Vascular Surgery Group
Division of Cardiovascular Sciences
Leicester Royal Infirmary
UK
Disclosures
RN declares that he has no competing interests.
William Pearce, MD
Chief of Division of Vascular Surgery
Department of Surgery
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
IL
Disclosures
WP declares that he has no competing interests.
Peer reviewer acknowledgements
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References
Key articles
Wanhainen A, Van Herzeele I, Bastos Goncalves F, et al. Editor's choice -- European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) 2024 clinical practice guidelines on the management of abdominal aorto-iliac artery aneurysms. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2024 Feb;67(2):192-331.Full text Abstract
Owens DK, Davidson KW, Krist AH, et al; US Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm: US Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. JAMA. 2019 Dec 10;322(22):2211-8.Full text Abstract
Isselbacher EM, Preventza O, Hamilton Black J 3rd, et al. 2022 ACC/AHA guideline for the diagnosis and management of aortic disease: a report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. 2022 Dec 13;146(24):e334-e482.Full text Abstract
Chaikof EL, Dalman RL, Eskandari MK, et al. The Society for Vascular Surgery practice guidelines on the care of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. J Vasc Surg. 2018 Jan;67(1):2-77.e2.Full text Abstract
Reference articles
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