title: [How quickly does an abdominal aortic aneurysm grow?].
abstract: 86 patients with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm was assessed by abdominal ultrasound with respect to growth rate. For aneurysms with diameter 3-4 cm, mean growth rate was 0.215 mm per month, for aneurysms 4-5 cm was 0.33 mm per month and for aneurysms with AP diameter bigger than 50 mm the mean growth rate was 0.78 mm per month.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej i Naczyniowej Pomorskiej Akademii Medycznej.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gutowski
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szumiłowicz
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Wiernicki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falkowski
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color