Return to the emergency department if.
Abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery side effects.
This may occur with.
You have pain in your chest abdomen back or side.
Aneurysms above or below the graft.
You have chest pain or pressure.
Sudden pain in your abdomen or back pain spreading from your abdomen or back to your pelvis legs or buttocks.
An aortic aneurysm is a bulge in your aorta the main blood vessel that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body.
You passed out lost consciousness.
Any change of color or sensation in your legs or feet.
This usually warrants surgery and removal of the causative thrombus.
Your stitches come apart.
Cough shortness of breath or chest pain.
For example call if.
If an aortic graft comes into contact with the gut most likely the duodenum it can erode into it and cause bleeding vomiting blood or passing blood in the stool.
This rare situation requires major surgery for its correction.
Abdominal cramps or diarrhea.
Tell your doctor if you have any of the following.
However as with any surgical procedure there are risks.
If an aortic graft erodes into the gut then it is automatically infected.
Unusual fatigue or depression.
Burning pain or problems when urinating.
You have severe pain in your belly.
You urinate less than before or.
Injury to the spinal cord from lack of blood can also occur but it s rare unless the repair is being done on an aaa that has already ruptured.
You have severe trouble breathing.
Your feet become very cold or turn pale or blue.
Fever or chills redness swelling or bleeding or other drainage from the incision site increase in pain around the incision site.
Your bandage becomes soaked with blood or your incision is swollen red or has pus coming from it.
You have sudden chest pain and shortness of breath or you cough up blood or foamy pink mucus.
Arteries usually have strong thick walls.
Complications after traditional aneurysm surgery may include heart related problems swelling or infections at the site or respiratory or urinary infections.
If an aaa does rupture you may experience one or more of the following symptoms.