Open AccessOpen Surgical Management of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm at a Community Based University Hospital in Nepal
Author(s) -
Niroj Bhandari,
Robin Man Karmacharya,
Mohan P. Devbhandari,
Bim Prasad Shrestha,
Amit Kumar Singh,
Ranjit Shrestha,
Kanti Shrestha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kathmandu university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1812-2078
pISSN - 1812-2027
DOI - 10.3126/kumj.v18i1.34662
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal aortic aneurysm , abdominal aorta , surgery , aneurysm , aortic aneurysm , aorta , coronary artery disease , cardiology
Aortic aneurysms are abnormal dilatation of aorta. The risk factors include male sex, age > 65, smoking, coronary artery disease and hypertension. Here we report a case of infra-renal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) of diameter 6 cm. The patient sucessfully underwent aorto-biiliac bypass surgery using Dacron Y graft. During abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery anesthetic challenge is also of paramount importance and should be considered.