title: Aneurysm of the abdominal aorta in a young woman. Atherosclerotic or inflammatory in origin?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Ospedale S. Croce, Cuneo, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nardella
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Belgrano
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Palladino
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ferraro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications*