vascular surgery
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Submitted by GPH on Sun, 2010-02-14 09:17
This is a 3-D reconstruction image of a large abdominal aortic aneurysm (see arrows on the image above). Hypertension and atherosclerosis are the biggest risk factors. Smoking contributes as well. The aneurysm had grown to more than 5 cm in diameter and required surgical intervention. Note renal arteries above and iliac arteries below the aneurysm.