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What are the risks occur after aortic aneurysm surgery?
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Yes: Abdominal or thoracic essentially: death bleeding infection stroke renal failure fortunately new techniques have reduced all of these. The patient's personal risks are important: age, blood pressure, acute situation, diabetes, smoking, copd, renal failure etc.
Answered 4/4/2013
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Depends: Depends if it was done open or endovascularly.
Answered 4/6/2013
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