Learning outcomes

The course aims is to clarify the main problems concerning the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The fundamental questions we will try to answer are:
- when and how should these aneurysms be treated?
- do you need to treat only large aneurysms or even small ones?
- what does it change in the surgical indication when a patient is at low or high surgical risk?
- when it is better to use the traditional surgical technique and when the endovascular one?
We will focus on the description of traditional and endovascular surgical techniques, in particular, exploring all the possibilities that new technologies make available to the vascular specialists.
Direct participation in some of these operations in the operative theater will complete the course.

Program

Definition and etiology of abdominal aortic aneurysms.
How to prevent them?
Clinical risk and surgical indications.
Open treatment and its complications.
Endovascular treatment and its complications.
Comparison between the two types of treatment and future perspectives.

Examination Methods

Based on the frequency.
Date and time of the first lesson: october 22nd 5.30 pm
Venue: meeting room General and Hepatobiliary Surgery.
Recommended year: 5th and 6th year