Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions VASCULAR SURGERY Case #3 - A 65 year old with a pulsatile abdominal mass DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 7.) How do you decide whether or not to operate on this patient? The decision to operate is based on the risk/benefit ratio, considering the risk of rupture as opposed to the risk of surgery. Patients with aneurysms <5-5.5 cm in diameter have not been shown to benefit from repair in terms of long term survival.
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