Growth rate of XXXX as measured by computed tomography.

@entity1 @entity397 @entity439 @entity583 @entity1028
The risk of @entity397 of an @entity1028 increases with size. It has thus been recommended that small @entity439 be continuously followed with some type of imaging technique to detect when @entity439 size constitutes an indication for surgery. The present study focuses on the growth rate of @entity1028 in 35 @entity1 who were subjected to repeated computerized tomographic examinations of their @entity1028 . Several @entity439 were measured more than twice resulting in 57 different examinations. The mean growth rate of the transverse diameter was 0.52 cm/year. The individual growth rates were, however, variable. @entity439 with an initial transverse diameter exceeding 6 cm showed a slightly but not significantly faster increase in size compared with smaller @entity439 . No correlation between initial size and growth rate could be established. Six @entity1 died during the study period, two from @entity583 , three after elective @entity439 operations and one, refused for elective operation, died after @entity397 . It is concluded that the growth rate measured with computed tomography agrees well with previously reported estimates obtained with ultrasonography. It is recommended that small @entity439 particularly in @entity1 with relative contraindications to surgery be followed with repeated examinations of size.
