Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm - developinganaesthesia

When an abdominal aortic aneurysm is detected in our patients we must be ever vigilant, like the Javanese watching over Anak Krakatoa, in observing its size and rate of expansion. When an aneurysm reaches five centimeters, surgical intervention, like emigration for the Javanese, should be seriously considered before it “erupts”. ................
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