Glossary

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Bauchaortenaneurysma

An abdominal aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulging of the large abdominal artery. It often causes no symptoms for a long time, but can become dangerous if the wall tears. Larger bulges are monitored regularly.

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