title: [Surgical treatment of aneurysms of the thoracic aorta. Presentation of personal cases].
abstract: Six cases of aneurysm of the thoracic aorta, four located in the 1st segment and two in the 3rd, are reported. The four cases in the ascending aorta presented a different aetiology: a) aneurysm on aortic stenosis (case 1); b) atheromatous aneurysm (case 2); c) aortic dissection (case 5); d) aneurysm due to dystrophy of the media in a patient with Marfan's disease (case 6). 3 tubular prosthetic substitutions of the ascending aorta were made (with a valvular substitution and commissural relocation associated with right aorto-coronary venous by-pass) and one plastic intervention on the aorta with valvular substitution. The aneurysms of the descending thoracic aorta presented traumatic aetiology and were treated with resection-dacron graft, using femoral artero-venous partial CEC.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
chemical_list: D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates
vernacular_title: Il trattamento chirurgico degli aneurismi dell'aorta toracica. Presentazione di una casistica personale