Despite the lack of related symptoms, the presence of an aortic aneurysm poses a serious threat to the patient's survival, as its rupture results in often fatal internal bleeding.
Various factors may favor the formation of an aneurysm of the aorta, including: aging, hypertension, atherosclerosis, cigarette smoking, the causes of aortitis and genetic diseases of the connective tissue.
For the diagnosis of aneurysm of the aorta, physical examination is useful, but often insufficient; this explains why radiological tests are needed, such as abdominal ultrasound, echocardiogram, CT scan of the thoraco-abdominal compartment, etc.
With the aim of preventing any expansion and complications (eg aortic rupture or dissection), the therapy of an aneurysm of the aorta varies in relation to the size of the dilation.
