Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta in a young woman. Atherosclerotic or inflammatory in origin?
The case is described of a 27 year old woman with aneurysms of the abdominal aorta. In the absence of any signs of atherosclerotic disease, an inflammatory aetiology was suspected, a view that was supported by the macroscopic intraoperative findings and preoperative autoimmune assays. The literature on this rare pathology is examined.
Nardella
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Division of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Croce, Cuneo, Italy.
Belgrano
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EA
Palladino
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Ferraro
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D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*