ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Follow-up (Without Repair)

American College of Radiology ACR Appropriateness Criteria Pulsatile Abdominal Mass, Suspected Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

ACR Appropriateness Criteria: follow-up of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

In the follow-up of Hodgkin's lymphoma patients, the focus in the first 5 years is to detect recurrence, while after 5 years, the focus is on limiting and detecting late effects of treatment. In the first 5 years post-treatment, routine history and physical and computed tomography (CT) imaging (more frequent in the first 2 years) are generally appropriate. However, there are limited data to sup...

ACR appropriateness criteria jaundice.

A fundamental consideration in the workup of a jaundiced patient is the pretest probability of mechanical obstruction. Ultrasound is the first-line modality to exclude biliary tract obstruction. When mechanical obstruction is present, additional imaging with CT or MRI can clarify etiology, define level of obstruction, stage disease, and guide intervention. When mechanical obstruction is absent,...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.

": common disease states that coexist with AAAs -: patobiliary, pancreatic, gastrointestinal, gyneco­ _-. ~ genitourinary disorders and structural abnormal­ :':'l ~ abdominal wall. Disease states can be broadly .:z._J as either symptomatic or asymptomatic. If an .lS'. ptomatic, but its size warrants repair and the -;. d isorder is symptomatic or life threatening, repair -" rysm should be postpo...

Abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: long-term follow-up of endovascular versus open repair

INTRODUCTION To compare early and long-term outcomes of endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR) versus open repair (OPEN). DESIGN Prospective observational, per protocol, non-randomized, with retrospective analyses. MATERIAL AND METHODS Between 2000 and 2005, a total of 311 patients having EVAR or OPEN repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms were identified and included...