The abdominal aortic aneurysm - A ticking time bomb

Topic:          The abdominal aortic aneurysm - a ticking time bomb

Speaker:     Ilhami Benli, Ilm-Kreis-Kliniken Arnstadt-Ilmenau, Chief Physician for Vascular Surgery

Time:           Friday, 09.09.2022, 3:00 p.m.

Place:         TU Ilmenau,Röntgenbau, Weimarer Straße 27

Admission:  5 Euro

Many vascular diseases are easily recognizable: for example varicose veins, especially those of the leg veins, or also "shop window disease", circulatory disturbance in the legs due to arteriosclerosis of the pelvic and leg arteries. Other vascular diseases are not so obvious and yet they can be life-threatening - for example, abdominal aortic aneurysm. An aneurysm is a bulge in a blood vessel, in this case the abdominal aorta, that can burst if overstretched and then cause internal bleeding. For abdominal aortic aneurysm, there are no clinical symptoms to warn of it. Because the condition therefore often goes undetected, abdominal aortic aneurysm is a ticking time bomb in the human body.

In his lecture at the TU Ilmenau Citizens' Campus, Ilhami Benli, chief physician for vascular surgery at the Ilm-Kreis-Kliniken Arnstadt-Ilmenau, reported that four to five patients are treated for a ruptured abdominal aorta at the Ilm-Kreis-Kliniken every year. Relatives of patients who suffered from such an abdominal aortic aneurysm are particularly at risk. In his lecture, Benli names the risk factors for the disease, but he also clarifies current diagnostic and therapeutic options for the diagnosis of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Contact:

Dr. Uwe Geishendorf
Central Institute for Education
+49 3677 69-4675
buergercampus@tu-ilmenau.de