ANEURYSMS OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA
Authors: Joseph Epstein
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 February 1945ANEURYSMS OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTAJOSEPH EPSTEINJOSEPH EPSTEINAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-2-252 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAneurysm of the abdominal aorta must be considered in the differential diagnosis of obscure abdominal disorders. Unfortunately, its identity is rarely established in the early period of development. In more advanced lesions, where only a vague mass lacking the features of vascular origin is found, it still may defy recognition. In such situations one must turn to the roentgenogram to help define the tumor and establish its character.This report will review the available literature and add nine additional cases. In five the diagnosis was confirmed by postmortem examination. The incidence, etiology, pathology, clinical features and laboratory procedures of importance...Bibliography1. BRYANT JH: On aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, Clin. Jr. (London), 1903, xxiii, 71-89. Google Scholar2. OSLER W: Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta, Lancet, 1905, ii, 1089-1094. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. LUCKEREA BMH: Studies on aneurysm, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1921, lxxvii, 935-940. Google Scholar4. GERNERT ER: Abdominal aortic aneurysm, Kentucky Med. Jr., 1923, xxi, 405-409. Google Scholar5. KAMPMEYER RH: Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1936, cxcii, 97-108. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. SALEEBYMCCARTHY ERPA: Aneurysms: A statistical study of 84 cases from the surgical department of the Philadelphia General Hospital, Pennsylvania Med. Jr., 1938, xli, 969-974. Google Scholar7. RUFFINDECASTLEMANWHITE MGBPD: Arteriosclerotic aneurysms and senile ectasia of the thoracic aorta, Am. Heart Jr., 1941, xxii, 458-468. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. JENNINGS GH: Four cases of abdominal aneurysm, Lancet, 1941, i, 719-722. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. KRAFKA J: Changes in the elasticity of the aorta with age, Arch. Path., 1940, xxix, 303-309. Google Scholar10. REIMANN SP: Kaufmanns Pathologie, 1929, P. Blakiston Son and Co., Philadelphia. Google Scholar11. BELL EF: Text book of pathology, 1941, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia. Google Scholar12. SMITHGAULT LWES: Essentials of pathology, Second Ed., 1942, D. Appleton-Century, New York. Google Scholar13. FARMER HL: Abdominal aneurysm with report of 3 cases, Am. Jr. Roentgenol., 1927, xviii, 550-557. Google Scholar14. ELKIN DC: Aneurysm of abdominal aorta; treatment by ligation, Ann. Surg., 1940, cxii, 895-906. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15. KEEN WW: Surgery, its principles and practice, 1910, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, Vol. V, 310. Google Scholar16. UHLE CA: The significance of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta masquerading as primary urologic disease, Jr. Urol., 1941, v, 13-39. CrossrefGoogle Scholar17. PEARLMAN SJ: Ruptured aortic aneurysm, simulating renal tumor, Am. Jr. Surg., 1940, xlix, 518-522. CrossrefGoogle Scholar18. CONGDONEDSON EDJN: The cone of renal fascia in the adult white male, Anat. Rec., 1941, lxxx, 289-313. CrossrefGoogle Scholar19. ROTTINO A: Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta with rupture into the duodenum, Am. Heart Jr., 1943, xxv, 826-836. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: M. C. A. U. S.*Received for publication January 8, 1944.From the Medical Service of E. L. Schlevin, M.D., of the Jewish Hospital of Brooklyn. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAneurysmenAneurysm of the Abdominal AortaSYMPTOMATOLOGY AND PROGNOSIS OF ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMTHE CLINICAL PICTURE OF ANEURYSM OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA*CHARLES D. ENSELBERG, M.D., F.A.C.P.Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm with Rupture into the Inferior Vena Cava 1 February 1945Volume 22, Issue 2Page: 252-270KeywordsAneurysmsAortaAutopsyClinical laboratoriesClinical pathologyEtiologyLesionsMedical servicesResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...