Posted: August 16th, 2017

Which of the following types of aneurysms results in bleeding into the layers of the arterial wall?

Which of the following types of aneurysms results in bleeding into the layers of the arterial wall?
a) Dissecting
Dissection results from a rupture in the intimal layer, resulting in bleeding between the intimal and medial layers of the arterial wall.
b) Saccular
Saccular aneurysms collect blood in the weakened outpouching.
c) False
In a false aneurysm, the mass is actually a pulsating hematoma.
d) Anastomotic
An anastomotic aneurysm occurs as a result of infection at arterial suture or graft sites.