Open AccessAneurysm of the Aorta Treated by Wiring
Author(s) -
Philip Altman,
Arthur B. Voorhees
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-197612000-00014
Subject(s) - medicine , aorta , aneurysm , autopsy , aortic aneurysm , surgery , radiology
A patient with a syphilitic aneurysm of the aorta treated by the insertion of wire is presented. The patient remained well for almost 40 years, but finally succumbed after rupture. The autopsy findings are discussed. To our knowledge, this represents the longest reported survival after treatment of an aortic aneurysm by wiring.