@leehorne Can you tell me what you mean exactly by this? "Frankly, I think they are pushing the envelope because there can be issues other than age that can come into play. I can't see Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Duke, etc. o.k. with that. The 5.5 thing is kind of out dated and usually considered o.k. mostly at low volume centers." Are you saying that the removal should be done before the enlargement to 5.5?

That has been our conclusion as my husband's aneurysm is 4.9 and the surgery is coming up this coming Friday.