Key result
Among 46 patients evaluated with sonography and CT for suspected aortic pathology, 89.1% had fusiform aneurysms, 52.1% had abdominal aortic aneurysms, and 8.6% had aortic dissection.
Why the study?
Aortic aneurysms and their complications are serious public health problems, prompting this evaluation of sonography and contrast-enhanced CT findings, aneurysm diameters, and complication types and frequency.
Cross-Sectional (n=46)
No
Sonography and CT are effective first-line imaging modalities for diagnosing and characterizing aortic aneurysms and their complications.
Small cross-sectional data warrant cautious interpretation; leaves open prospective validation of sonography and CT for aortic pathology.
Aim: Aortic aneurysms and their complications are among serious public health problems which are still subject of scientific researches.In this study, we aimed to present sonography (US) and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) findings in patients who were referred to the radiology department with various complaints such as abdominal pain, severe chest pain, with the preliminary diagnosis of aortic aneurysm.We also aimed to determine the mean diameters of the aneurysms, and to demonstrate the type and frequency of their complications.Material and Methods: Overall, 46 patients (30 males, 16 females) with a mean age of 67.6 years were included in the study.The locations and types of aneurysms, the types and frequency of their complications were determined, and the diameters of the aneurysms were obtained.Numerical values were given as mean values, percentages and n = n1/total number.Results: In the present study, 2.1% (n = 1/46) of the patients had a saccular type aneurysm while 89.1% (n = 41/46) had the fusiform type aneurysms and 8.6% (n = 4/46) had aortic dissection.Of these patients, 52.1% (n = 24/46) had an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), 36.9% (n = 17/46) had a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), and 8.6% (n = 4/46) had aortic dissection.Discussion: Sonography and CT scans should be the first-line methods for the diagnosis of aortic aneurysms and their complications, which are important public health problems.
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Mehmet Ercüment Döğen (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Aortic aneurysm and dissection (n=46). Sonography and computed tomography was evaluated on Prevalence of aneurysm types, locations, and complications. Among 46 patients evaluated with sonography and CT for suspected aortic pathology, 89.1% had fusiform aneurysms, 52.1% had abdominal aortic aneurysms, and 8.6% had aortic dissection.
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