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Abdominal AortographyAka: Angiography in AAA, AAA Angiogram

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  1. See Also
    1. Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    2. CT in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
    3. Ultrasound in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  2. Indications
    1. Replaced in most cases by AAA CTA
    2. Preoperative evaluation in special cases
      1. Endovascular stent graft placement
      2. Suspected Renovascular Stenosis
      3. Chronic Mesenteric Ischemia
      4. Occlusive Iliac Disease
      5. Suprarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
      6. Atypical renal anatomy (e.g. horshoe kidney)
      7. Previous colectomy
  3. Advantages
    1. Detailed periaortic vascular imaging
    2. Best visualization of renal and iliac vessels
  4. Disadvantages
    1. Underestimates aneurysm size (images only patent lumen)
    2. Risk of invasive procedure with iodinated contrast
  5. References
    1. Sparks (2002) Am Fam Physician 65(8):1565

Abdominal aortogram (C0412254)

ConceptsDiagnostic Procedure (T060)
EnglishAbdominal aortogram, Abdominal aortography
Spanishaortografia abdominal
Parent ConceptsAortography (C0003515), Radiography of retroperitoneum (C0202846), Radiographic procedure on cardiovascular system (C0202848), Abdominal angiography (C0412251), Procedure on artery of abdomen (C1292973), Duplicate concept (C1274013)
SourcesSCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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