Aortic Aneurysm Specialists in Gumgera, Koppal, Karnataka

What is Aortic Aneurysm?

An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal, localized bulging or ballooning of the wall of the aorta, the body's largest artery, resulting from progressive weakening of the vessel wall. It can occur in the chest (thoracic aortic aneurysm) or abdomen (abdominal aortic aneurysm) and typically enlarges slowly over years without causing symptoms until it becomes very large or ruptures. A ruptured aortic aneurysm causes massive internal bleeding and is a life-threatening surgical emergency with high mortality if not treated immediately. Most aneurysms are discovered incidentally during imaging performed for unrelated reasons.

Causes of Aortic Aneurysm

Results from progressive degeneration of the elastic and muscular components of the aortic wall, most commonly related to atherosclerosis, chronic high blood pressure, and smoking. Risk factors include advancing age, male sex, family history of aneurysms, connective tissue disorders such as Marfan syndrome, and prior aortic injury or infection. The combination of wall weakness and sustained blood pressure gradually enlarges the vessel over time.

Symptoms of Aortic Aneurysm

Often asymptomatic when small and discovered incidentally; larger aneurysms may cause a pulsating sensation in the abdomen, deep chest or back pain, or abdominal pain; a ruptured aneurysm causes sudden severe abdominal or back pain, dizziness, rapid heart rate, and shock

Treatment & Types of Aortic Aneurysm in Gumgera, Koppal, Karnataka

Small, asymptomatic aneurysms are typically monitored with regular imaging while blood pressure and cardiovascular risk factors are aggressively controlled with medications. Larger aneurysms, or those growing rapidly, are treated with elective surgical repair, either open surgical replacement of the weakened segment or minimally invasive endovascular stent grafting. A ruptured aneurysm requires immediate emergency surgery to control bleeding and repair the vessel.

Aortic aneurysms are classified by location as thoracic aortic aneurysms (in the chest) or abdominal aortic aneurysms (in the abdomen, more common), and by shape as fusiform (a uniform bulge around the entire vessel wall) or saccular (a localized outward bulge on one side of the vessel).

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