Open AccessSurgical treatment of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the descending aorta
Author(s) -
Pavle Kovačević,
Lazar Velicki,
Dušan Popović,
Vladimir Ivanović,
Renata Mojašević
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1309874k
Subject(s) - medicine , ascending aorta , descending aorta , aorta , lesion , thoracic aorta , radiology , surgery , diaphragm (acoustics) , physics , acoustics , loudspeaker
The term "penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer" (PAU) of the aorta describes the condition in which ulceration of an aortic atherosclerotic lesion penetrates the internal elastic lamina into media. PAU is a high-risk lesion due to its deleterious effects on the integrity of aortic wall, with potentially fatal outcome.
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