false aneurysm

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• false aneurysm — 1. an aneurysm in which the entire wall is injured and the blood is contained by the surrounding tissues, with eventual formation of a sac communicating with the artery (or heart); called also aneurysmal hematoma. 2. pseudoaneurysm …   Medical dictionary

• Aneurysm — For other uses, see Aneurysm (disambiguation). Aneurysm Classification and external resources Angiography of an aneurism in a cerebral artery ICD 10 I …   Wikipedia

• aneurysm — aneurysmal, aneurismal, adj. aneurysmally, aneurismally, adv. /an yeuh riz euhm/, n. Pathol. a permanent cardiac or arterial dilatation usually caused by weakening of the vessel wall. Also, aneurism. [1650 60; < Gk aneúrysma dilation, equiv. to… …   Universalium

• aneurysm — n. an abnormal balloon like swelling in the wall of an artery. This may be due to degenerative disease or infection, which damages the muscular coats of the vessel, or it may be the result of congenital deficiency in the muscular wall. An aortic… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Aneurysm — A localized widening (dilatation) of an artery, vein, or the heart. At the area of an aneurysm, there is typically a bulge and the wall is weakened and may rupture. The word “aneurysm” comes from the Greek “aneurysma” meaning “a widening.” * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• Endovascular aneurysm repair — EVAR which stands for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (or Endovascular Aortic Repair), is a type of Endovascular surgery used to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm or AAA. Patient screeningBefore patients are deemed to be a suitable candidate for… …   Wikipedia

• spurious aneurysm — 1. false a. (def. 1). 2. pseudoaneurysm …   Medical dictionary

• ventricular aneurysm — an aneurysmal dilatation of a portion of the wall of a ventricle, usually the left, or, rarely, a saccular protrusion through it (false a. of the heart). It is usually consequent to myocardial infarction but other causes, such as bacterial… …   Medical dictionary

• aneurysmal hematoma — false aneurysm …   Medical dictionary

• pseudoaneurysm — 1. Pulsating, encapsulated hematoma in communication with the lumen of a ruptured vessel. 2. Ventricular p., a cardiac rupture contained and loculated by pericardium, which forms its external wall. 3. An a …   Medical dictionary

• Pseudoaneurysm — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D017541 A pseudoaneurysm, also known as a false aneurysm , is the result of trauma to all three layers of… …   Wikipedia