title: Chronic dissecting aorta aneurysm: a medical or surgical disease?
abstract: The surgical results obtained in 40 cases of chronic dissecting aorta aneurysm are reported and compared with the results obtained in medically treated cases. Improved results with improved surgical techniques are described and the superiority of surgical treatment as opposed to medical treatment is stressed. Although mortality is decreasing, it is still very high and many surgical problems remain unsolved.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged