DISSECTING ANEURYSM OF THE INNOMINATE ARTERY WITH BONE FORMATION COMPLICATED BY CEREBRAL INFARCTION
Authors: H F ROBERTSON, C ELLOSO, G KUZMISHIN, D LEVITT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1958)

Case Reports1 December 1958DISSECTING ANEURYSM OF THE INNOMINATE ARTERY WITH BONE FORMATION COMPLICATED BY CEREBRAL INFARCTIONHAROLD F. ROBERTSON, M.D., F.A.C.P., CIPRIANO ELLOSO, M.D., GEORGE KUZMISHIN, M.D., DONALD LEVITT, M.D.HAROLD F. ROBERTSON, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, CIPRIANO ELLOSO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GEORGE KUZMISHIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DONALD LEVITT, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-49-6-1415 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe purpose of this report is to call attention to a case of dissecting aneurysm of the innominate artery which to our knowledge is the first such case to be published. In the literature, aneurysms of the innominate artery are described as being of the saccular type when situated distally, and of the fusiform type when involving the junction of the innominate artery and the aorta. No mention was found of a dissecting aneurysm of this artery.CASE REPORTA 69 year old housewife was admitted to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital on September 7, 1956, because of weakness and slurring...Bibliography1. Alpers BJ: Personal communication. Google Scholar2. Linskog GE: Surgery of the innominate artery, New England J. Med. 235: 71-76 July 18) 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Schumaker HB: Surgical cure of innominate artery aneurysm: report of a case with comments of applicability of surgical measures, Surgery 22: 729-739 (Nov.) 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar4. Rundle F: Aneurysm of innominate artery treated by surgery; report of three cases and records of twenty-two cases collected from the literature, Brit. J. Surg. 25: 172-190 (July) 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. HonigSteinbergDotter EIICT: Innominate artery, angiocardiographic study, Radiology 58: 80-93 (Jan.) 1952. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. Sailer S: Dissecting aneurysm of the aorta, Arch. Path. 33: 704 (May) 1942. Google Scholar7. AmrominSchlichterSolway GDJGAJ: Medionecrosis of the aorta, Arch. Path. 46: 380 (Oct.) 1948. Google Scholar8. Erdheim J: Medionecrosis aortae idiopathica cystica, Virchows Arch. f. path. Anat. 276: 187, 1930. CrossrefGoogle Scholar9. McCloskeyChu JFPT: Lesion of the vasa vasorum and dissecting aneurysms of the aorta, Arch. Path. 52: 132-144 (Aug.) 1951. Google Scholar10. GayWalker BBFJ: Aneurysm of the innominate artery, Radiology 60: 804-812 (June) 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. SveinHollenhorst HJRW: Pressure in retinal arteries after ligation of the carotid artery, Proc. Staff Meet., Mayo Clin. 31: 684-691 (Dec. 26) 1956. MedlineGoogle Scholar12. Roberts B: Curable strokes from internal carotid thrombosis, Editorial, Pennsylvania M. J. 60: 389-390 (Mar.) 1957. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication June 14, 1957.From the Department of Internal Medicine, Methodist Episcopal Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Harold F. Robertson, M.D., 2118 Pine Street, Philadelphia 3, Pennsylvania. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1958Volume 49, Issue 6Page: 1415-1419KeywordsAneurysmsAortaArteriesComaHemorrhageHospital medicineInfarctionInflammationNauseaThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...