title: [Hypoplasia of the abdominal aorta: epidemiology, analysis of risk factors and surgical treatment].
abstract: The Authors review the epidemiological data about increasing prevalence of claudication intermittents between women, mainly describing the hypoplastic aorto-iliac syndrome. Sixteen patients were studied and operated on. They presented high incidence of cigarette smoking (87%) and hypertension (72%), and 5 patients (32%) were premenopausal. The incidence of abortion was higher in hypoplastic women (12.5%) than in atherosclerotic women (0.3%). After the surgical treatment there were no complications or hospital mortality, and the patency was 100% at a mean follow-up of 5 years (min. 1-max. 7).
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Renzi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taurino
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rizzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Ipoplasia dell'aorta addominale: epidemiologia, analisi dei fattori di rischio e trattamento chirurgico.