I scrubbed in on a...an abdominal aortic aneurysm. It's a 12-hour surgery.
我曾参加一个...腹腔大动脉瘤手术。那手术持续12小时。
人物档案
Shortly after the end of the Second World War he had begun to suffer from an abdominal aortic aneurysm, an enlargement of the abdominal aorta, the largest artery in the abdomen.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), is a localized enlargement of the abdominal aorta such that the diameter is greater than 3cm or more than 50% larger than normal diameter. They usually cause no symptoms except when ruptured. Occasionally there may be abdominal, back or leg pain. Large aneurysms can sometimes be felt by pushing on the abdomen. Rupture may result in pain in the abdomen or back, low blood pressure or a brief loss of consciousness.