DIAGNOSIS OF ARTERIOSCLEROTIC ANEURYSMS OF THE THORACIC AORTA: REPORT OF SIX CASES
Authors: I STEINBERG
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 February 1957DIAGNOSIS OF ARTERIOSCLEROTIC ANEURYSMS OF THE THORACIC AORTA: REPORT OF SIX CASESISRAEL STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.ISRAEL STEINBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-2-218 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptIn recent years, more and more aneurysms of the thoracic aorta have been due to arteriosclerosis. This is because the incidence of cardiovascular syphilis is declining while longevity is increasing.1 Heretofore, discovery of aortic aneurysms was mostly of academic interest; wiring and cellophane wrapping having been of limited success. Newer surgical technics, especially excision of the aneurysm and replacement with homologous aortic grafts, promise to be a more effective treatment.2, 3The early diagnosis of thoracic aortic aneurysm is important; duration of life, once symptoms begin, is apparently limited.4, 5Roentgenography fortunately provides a significant clue by disclosing abnormal mediastinal...Bibliography1. ManigliaGregory RJE: Increasing incidence of arteriosclerotic aortic aneurysms, Arch. Path. 54: 298-305, 1952. Google Scholar2. Bahnson HT: Definitive treatment of saccular aneurysms of aorta with excision of sac and aortic suture, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 96: 383-402, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. De BakeyCooleyCreech MEDAO: Treatment of aneurysms and occlusive disease of aorta by resection: analysis of eighty-seven cases, J. A. M. A. 157: 203-208, 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Kampmeier RH: Saccular aneurysm of the thoracic aorta: a clinical study of six hundred and thirty-three cases, Ann. Int. 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