Diseases

Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm

An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of ABDOMINAL AORTA at the aortic hiatus.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of ABDOMINAL AORTA at the aortic hiatus.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracoabdominal
  • TAA Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aneurysm, Thoracoabdominal Aortic
  • Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms

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Aspects Covered

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

dissecting aneurysm: coordinate with AORTIC DISSECTION; rupture: coordinate with AORTIC RUPTURE

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History Note

2023; use AORTIC ANEURYSM, THORACIC 2008-2022

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094624. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094624
  2. Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116802981