The British journal of surgery
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Multicenter Study
Results of aortic screening in the brothers of patients who had elective aortic aneurysm repair.
Brothers of patients with an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) are at high risk. In the present study brothers of patients who underwent elective AAA surgery were invited for aneurysm screening and the psychological consequences studied. ⋯ The prevalence of AAA in brothers of patients with AAA is far higher than in the overall male population of the same age. Screening does not seem to have a negative influence on psychological well-being.