Echografische screening van de aorta abdominalis bij oudere mannen is niet zinvol

- Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta (AAA) is a normal symptom of old age, the prevalence and chance of rupture of which are highly exaggerated, and which very seldom leads to death. The result of screening is that many men (5) are medicalised unjustly and exposed to the severe risks of a surgical intervention. The mortality during open surgery is 5-6. Screening has no effect on the total mortality.

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2008;152:751