See Also: entrapment neuropathy(medicine)
abdominal aortic plexus(medicine)
aortic aneurysm, abdominal(medicine)
abdominal aortic coarctation(medicine)
Abdominal aortic aneurysm(health)
Abdominal Aortic Ultrasound(health)
abdominal aortic aneurysm(medicine)
entrapment(dictionary)
Entrapment(law)
popliteal entrapment syndrome(medicine)

Abdominal aortic aneurysm (health) and entrapment neuropathy (medicine)


Abdominal aortic aneurysm (health)


A ballooning or widening of the main artery (the aorta) as it courses down through the abdomen. At the point of the aneurysm, the aneurysm usually measures 3 cm or more in diameter. The aneurysm weakens the wall of the aorta and can end in the aorta rupturing with catastrophic consequences. As the diameter of the aorta increases, the chances of an AAA rupturing rise. A measurement of 5 cm is often used to recommend surgery. Persons with AAA tend to be 60 or over. Men are 5 times more likely than women to have an AAA.







entrapment neuropathy (medicine)


entrapment neuropathy


A focal nerve lesion produced by constriction or mechanical distortion of the nerve, within a fibrous or fibro-osseous tunnel, or by a fibrous band; with these lesions, stretching and angulation of the nerve may be as important a source of injury as compression; entrapment neuropathies tend to occur at particular sites in the body.