| intramural oesophageal dissection | <radiology> Submucosal dissecting haematoma, haematemesis, chest pain, double-barreled lumen, Treatment: none (supportive) see: oesophageal trauma (12 Dec 1998) |
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| ampullary aneurysm | A saclike bulging on one side of an artery. Synonym: ampullary aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aneurysm | <anatomy, surgery> A sac formed by the dilatation of the wall of an artery, a vein or the heart. The physical signs of arterial aneurysm are the formation of a pulsating tumour and often a bruit (aneurysmal bruit) heard over the swelling. Sometimes there are symptoms from pressure on contiguous parts. Origin: Gr. Aneurysma = a widening (18 Nov 1997) |
| aneurysm by anastomosis | A mass of dilated anastomosing vessels that produce a pulsating tumour usually in a superficial position. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aneurysm, dissecting | Splitting or dissection of an arterial wall by blood entering through an intimal tear or by interstitial haemorrhage. It is most common in the aorta. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aneurysm, false | An aneurysm in which the entire wall is injured and the blood is contained by the surrounding tissues, with eventual formation of a sac communicating with the artery or heart. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aneurysm, infected | Aneurysm due to growth of microorganisms in the arterial wall, or infection arising within preexisting arteriosclerotic aneurysms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva | A congenital thin-walled tubular out pouching usually in the right or non-coronary sinus with an entirely intracardiac course that may rupture into the right or rarely the left heart chambers to form an aortocardiac fistula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aneurysm, ruptured | The tearing or herniation of the weakened wall of the aneurysmal sac. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arteriosclerotic aneurysm | The most common type of aneurysm, occurring in the abdominal aorta and other large arteries, primarily in the elderly. Synonym: atherosclerotic aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arteriovenous aneurysm | <anatomy> A dilated arteriovenous shunt where there is communication between an artery and a vein, sometimes congenital. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atherosclerotic aneurysm | The most common type of aneurysm, occurring in the abdominal aorta and other large arteries, primarily in the elderly. Synonym: atherosclerotic aneurysm. (05 Mar 2000) |
| axial aneurysm | An aneurysm involving the entire circumference of a blood vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| benign bone aneurysm | <radiology> ABC, 10 - 30 yrs, 75% before skeletal maturity, sites: long bones; also, flat bones Findings: metaphyseal if unfused, metaepiphyseal after fusion, lytic, expansile, thin, continuous rim, thin internal bony strands (12 Dec 1998) |
| Berard's aneurysm | An arteriovenous aneurysm in the tissues outside the injured vein. (05 Mar 2000) |