 | Men's Health 9105 Men's Health My 81-year-old husband has been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm that’s 5.2 centimeters wide. His doctors say there’s a magic number at which surgery is done, but I’m questioning why they can’t do something sooner. My husband is generally in good health, so he shouldn’t be a poor candidate for surgery. My 81-year-old husband has been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm that’s 5.2 centimeters wide. His doctors say there’s a magic number at which surgery is done, but I’m questioning why they can’t do something sooner. My husband is generally in good health, so he shouldn’t be a poor candidate for surgery. htmASKTHEDOCabdominalaorticaneurysmsurgery The body’s largest artery is the aorta. The aorta comes directly out of the heart and runs down the back side of the abdomen. If the section of the aorta inside the abdomen gets too large, it’s called an abdominal aortic aneurysm. 1477613 InteliHealth 2013-02-21 t Howard LeWine, M.D. 2016-02-21
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