**Abdominal aortic aneurysm is treated with regular scans and risk factor control, or surgery when its size, growth, or symptoms warrant repair.**
Your treatment depends on the aneurysm's size, how quickly it grows, your symptoms, and your overall health. A small aneurysm without symptoms usually needs scheduled ultrasound scans rather than immediate surgery. A vascular surgeon can assess whether you need open repair or an endovascular stent graft placed through arteries in your groin. If you smoke, quitting helps, along with controlling blood pressure and taking prescribed cholesterol medicine.
How aneurysms are treated
Common questions
How is Abdominal aortic aneurysm treated?
If you have an abdominal aortic aneurysm, treatment depends on its size, growth, symptoms, and your health. Small aneurysms without symptoms usually need regular ultrasound scans, smoking cessation, and blood pressure control. Large, rapidly growing, or painful aneurysms need a vascular surgeon's assessment for repair. Options include open surgery to replace the weakened section with a graft or endovascular repair to place a stent graft inside it. A rupture needs emergency surgery. Call 911 for sudden, severe belly or back pain or fainting.