Summary
Definition
História e exame físico
Principais fatores diagnósticos
- presença de fatores de risco
- massa abdominal pulsátil e palpável
Outros fatores diagnósticos
- dor abdominal, dorsalgia ou na virilha
- hipotensão
Fatores de risco
- tabagismo
- história familiar/hereditária
- envelhecimento
- sexo masculino (prevalência)
- sexo feminino (ruptura)
- distúrbios congênitos/do tecido conjuntivo
- hiperlipidemia
- doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica (DPOC)
- aterosclerose (ou seja, doença arterial coronariana [DAC], doença arterial oclusiva periférica)
- hipertensão
- obesidade central
- não diabético
- uso de antibióticos fluoroquinolonas
- aneurismas em qualquer outra parte do corpo
Diagnostic tests
1st tests to order
- ultrassonografia abdominal
Tests to consider
- angiotomografia (ATG)/TC
- tomografia por emissão de pósitrons/tomografia computadorizada (PET-CT)
- velocidade de hemossedimentação (VHS)/proteína C-reativa
- Hemograma completo
- hemoculturas
Treatment algorithm
aneurisma da aorta abdominal (AAA) roto
aneurisma da aorta abdominal (AAA) sintomático não roto
achado incidental: AAA assintomático pequeno
achado incidental: AAA grande assintomático
vazamento de reparo endovascular que requer tratamento
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
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