Abdominal Aortic Aneuryms - St. Louis Hospital

[Farfetched]

Thanks for this great service. During a routine physical last week, I was diagnosed with an Abdominal Aotic Aneuryms in excess of 6 cm. The physical was done at St. Louis Hospital. Surgery is being recomended. Any one else had this experience here in Thailand that can recommend a good Doctor/Hospital. I am 59 years Old and otherwise in good health, for the most part. No Insurance, so I pay as I go. Any suggestion/recomendation would be greatly appreciated

[zzdocxx]

I would like to make a very important suggestion. (BTW I am an MD.)

See if you can find someone (a vascular surgeon for example) who can evaluate you as a candidate for "Endovascular Repair".

Which means, instead of going through the abdominal wall with a huge incision, a collapsable/expandable "stent" is passed via the femoral artery under fluoroscopic guidance (using real-time x-rays), and placed in the appropriate position in the aorta and opened.

This is a relatively new type of procedure, good luck!

[Farfetched]

Thanks for the recomendation ZZDOCXX. This is exactly what I am trying to find out. I will check with doctos at Bangkok Hospital and Bumrungrad Hospitals here in BKK this week. If anyone has had this type surgery over here in the LOS and can make any recomendations I would appreciate it. I have resd the Post dealing with Cardiac Doctors and will try to get appointment for cousultation with them also.