Originally Posted by
Arewerunning
Hi Folks!
BIg surprise: after a CT SCAN I have been diagnosed with a 12mm X 17 mm gastroepiploic artery aneurysm.
The doctor says that it makes sense to embolize it (they use embolisation catheters to do so) in the not too distant future - one month- to avoid the risk of any rupture.
Do you know where I could find some reference regarding this specific topic in regards to Class I medical?
Regards
arewerunning
not sure what vessel is that. There are celiac, mesenteric and various branches such as gastric, hepatic, splenic, renal aneurysms. If the one you have is feeding the omentum (epiloic) at this size is safe to observe and risk of rupture is very low.as a vascular surgeon I advice follow up and observation with a repeat CTA in 6 months, if progression ie over 19-20 mm embolization is safe and carries low risk even if it’s feeding a gastric portion. But your AME may insist on therapy before. Make sure your interventional radiologist is experienced. There are specific guidelines for visceral artery aneurysms published by the (american) society of vascular surgery