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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)Asymptomatic AAA management:%u2022 <5.5 cm: Ultrasound surveillance%u2022 >5.5 cm or >4.5 cm with >0.5 cm growth in 6 months: Endovascular repairSymptomatic AAA:%u2022 Presentation: Sudden severe lower abdominal and back pain, tender pulsatile abdominal mass%u2022 Most common: Infrarenal%u2022 Diagnosis: Immediate ultrasound or CT%u2022 Treatment: Urgent surgical repairFemoral artery aneurysm:%u2022 Painless pulsatile swelling in groin (vs. non-pulsatile femoral hernia)
