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Celtics' Jeff Green to have surgery for aortic aneurysm

“An aortic aneurysm is a condition where the abdominal aorta, which is the largest blood vessel in the body, has a dilation — meaning the wall of the blood vessel thins and then balloons out,” said Kaplan. “It's more typical in older individuals with CELTICS: Forward Jeff Green will have surgery to repair an aortic [...]

Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green to have surgery to repair aortic aneurysm …

He suffered a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm while working out at a gym in September. (Johnny Andrews/PD) What he did • He survived a ruptured aneurysm in his abdomen. Dr. Bartolome Kairuz says his lucky day was Sept. 22. The Food and Drug Administration announced its clearance of the Aptus EndoStapling system, which Aptus Endosystems [...]

Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green to have surgery to repair aortic aneurysm …

I am an 80-year-old man and have had an abdominal aortic aneurysm for five years. It has reached a size where my doctor says surgery is needed. He suggested a graft through an abdominal incision. My brother, three years older than I, “An aortic aneurysm is a condition where the abdominal aorta, which is the [...]