So mogya ntini titiriw a ɛwɔ wo yafunu mu no rehuruhuruw te sɛ balloon? (Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm) Momma yɛnka eyi ho asɛm!

So woasusuw ho pɛn sɛ ebia mogya ntini kɛse bi a ɛwɔ wo yafunu mu te sɛ nsu paipu betumi ayɛ mmerɛw na ahuru te sɛ akuturuku anaa? Nnipa pii nya saa tebea yi a wonni sɛnkyerɛnne biara. Nanso sɛ ɛpae mpofirim a, ebetumi de ne nkwa ato asiane mu. Ɛnnɛ, yɛreka sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ den a ɛnyɛ yaw a ebetumi aboa wo ma woahu ɔtamfo a ɔyɛ komm yi ntɛm ho asɛm.

Dɛn ne Yafunu mu Aortic Aneurysm (AAA)?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, eyi yɛ yafunu mu aorta a ɛwɔ yɛn yafunu mu no mu a ɛyɛ kurukuruwa. Fa no sɛ ɛyɛ ntini titiriw a ɛsõ sen biara a ɛde mogya fa yɛn nipadua nyinaa mu (te sɛ nsu nhama mu paipu titiriw no ara pɛ). Sɛ saa ntini yi fasu yɛ mmerɛw wɔ baabi a, nhyɛso a mogya a ɛsen fa mu no de ba no ma saa beae a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no puw te sɛ akuturuku. Ɛno ne nea yɛfrɛ no Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm anaa AAA .

Asiane kɛse a ɛwɔ eyi mu ne sɛ ɛtaa nyin nkakrankakra wɔ mfe mu a enni sɛnkyerɛnne anaa ɛyaw biara. Nanso sɛ da bi saa ahurututu yi yɛ nea wontumi nnyina ano na ɛpaapae, ma mogya pii tu kɔ yafunu no mu a, ebetumi akum obi.

Dɛn nti na scan yi ho hia saa?

Ade biako nti na saa scan yi ho hia yiye: efisɛ sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ebetumi agye nnipa nkwa.

Sɛ mogya ntini a ɛpae yi pae a, ɛyɛ aduruyɛ mu asɛm a egye ntɛmpɛ. Saa bere no, hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wobegye ɔyarefo no nkwa no sua koraa. Nanso ɛdenam saa ultrasound scan a ɛnyɛ den yi so no, yebetumi adi kan ahu sɛ ebia saa akisikuru yi wɔ hɔ anaa, na sɛ ɛte saa a, sɛnea ɛsõ. Afei yɛn nnuruyɛfo nya hokwan de ayaresa ne hwɛ a ɛho hia ma ansa na apae.

Hena na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ sɔhwɛ yi?

Nnuruyɛfo kamfo kyerɛ sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no, nnipa a wɔwɔ asiane ahorow bi nyɛ saa nhwehwɛmu yi pɛnkoro wɔ wɔn asetra mu. Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa a wodi so yi titiriw hu eyi.

• Nnipa a wɔadi fi mfe 65 kosi 75 .
• Obiara a ɔwɔ sigaretnom ho abakɔsɛm (mmarima ne mmea nyinaa).
• Sɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua a ɛbɛn wo mu (ɛna, agya, onua, onuawa) anya aneurysm (AAA) te sɛ eyi a.

Wɔ nsɛm titiriw bi mu no, ebia wo duruyɛfo bɛkamfo saa scan yi akyerɛ nnipa a wonni mfe a wɔadi yi. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Sɛ wunnii mfe 65 mpo a, wonom sigaret, wowɔ atherosclerosis , varicose veins wɔ nipadua no mmeae afoforo, anaasɛ wowɔ awosu mu ntini a ɛka bom yɛ yare.Wɔn a wɔwɔ (agyapade mu ntini a ɛka bom yɛ yare).
• Wɔn a wɔadi boro mfe 75, a wɔwɔ asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no, nanso wɔnyɛɛ saa scan yi da.

Ade a eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa na woasi gyinae sɛ ebia wuhia nhwehwɛmu yi anaa.

Wobɛyɛ dɛn yɛ saa scan yi? Ɛyɛ mmerɛw yiye!

Wɔde yafunu mu ultrasound scan na ɛyɛ eyi. Eyi yɛ ade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na ɛnyɛ den yiye.

• Ɛyaw biara nni hɔ koraa.
• Wɔmfa biribiara nkɔ nipadua no mu.
• Ɛnyɛ radioactive te sɛ X-ray.
• Egye bere tiaa bi pɛ, bɛyɛ simma 10 anaa 15 .

Eyi ne nea ɛba bere a woyɛ eyi no:

1. Wɔbɛma woada sɔhwɛ pon so na wɔaka akyerɛ wo sɛ da wo yafunu adi.

2. Afei mfiridwumayɛfo bi de gel a emu da hɔ na ɛyɛ nwini kakra bɛhyɛ wo yafunu mu. Saa gel yi boa ma scan asorɔkye no hyɛn wo nipadua mu.

3. Afei, wɔde adwinnade ketewaa bi (wand/probe) fa gel no so nkakrankakra de twa wo aorta no mfonini.

4. Sɛ wowie a, popa gel no na wo ho ye sɛ wobɛkɔ. Ɛno ne no!

Biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ yesuro, na biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ yesiesie yɛn ho titiriw.

Dɛn na ɛba bere a wɔayɛ scan no akyi? Dɛn na nea efi mu ba no ka?

Wubetumi akɔ fie ntɛm ara bere a wɔayɛ scan no awie no. Wo duruyɛfo bɛma wo bere de asusuw nea ebefi mu aba no ho. Nea efi mu ba no betumi ayɛ abien titiriw.

Sɛ wuhu sɛ wowɔ ntini mu yare a, dɛn na ɛba?

Anamɔn a edi hɔ no begyina akisikuru no kɛse (ne kɛse) so. Wɔtaa susuw oprehyɛn ho sɛ akisikuru no sõ sen sɛntimita 5.5 (cm) a. Wɔ akisikuru nketewa ho no, ɛda adi sɛ wo duruyɛfo bɛkra sɛ wɔnyɛ scan mpɛn pii wɔ nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ no daa mu de hwɛ sɛ ɛrenyin anaa.

Ade foforo a ɛho hia yiye ne sɛ wobɛka akyerɛ w’abusua a wɔbɛn wo paa (ɛna, papa, nuanom) sɛ wowɔ saa tebea yi a. Ebia wɔn nso betumi anya yare yi, enti ɛho hia sɛ wɔne wɔn duruyɛfo kasa na wɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu yi.

Bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne oduruyɛfo no kasa

Mma ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo bɛkasa wɔ tebea horow a edidi so yi mu biara mu.

• Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wuhu pii fa AAA scan sɔhwɛ yi ho a.
• Ka asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ ma yare yi ne akwan a wubetumi afa so atew so ho asɛm.
• Sɛ wowɔ nsɛmmisa biara fa wo scan aba anaa ayaresa nhyehyɛe ho a.
• Sɛ wuhu sɛ obi wɔ w’abusua mu a ɔwɔ AAA a.

Ɛyɛ ade a ɛfata sɛ wobɛte dadwen ne ehu nka kakra wɔ daakye ho bere a wuhu sɛ wowɔ tebea bi a ɛte sɛɛ no. Nanso kae sɛ hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ ogyaframa ketewaa bi bɛyɛ nea egye ntɛmpɛ ntɛm ara no sua koraa. Wo duruyɛfo bɛhwɛ so yiye na sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔbɛma woahu wɔ bere pa mu.