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Aortic aneurysm

An aortic aneurysm is an abnormal enlargement of the aorta that can rupture and become rapidly life-threatening.

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Treatment prevention and life-threatening scenarios of rupture

Treatment prevention and life-threatening scenarios of rupture

What rupture means around birth In birth care, rupture most often refers to uterine rupture: a full-thickness tear through the uterine wall, usually during labor and often at the site of a previous surgical scar. The clinical danger is not simply the tear itself. The emergency comes from the combination of maternal hemorrhage, loss of […]