title: [Current knowledge and unresolved problems in the pathogenesis of abdominal aortic aneurysm].
abstract: This is a wide literature review on abdominal aortic aneurysm (81 references). The main branches in which research is in progress are presented, and new concepts in pathogenesis are illustrated. These come out of the development of knowledge in basic sciences and their interdisciplinary application to this disease. Biochemistry, pathology, immunology, genetics, mathematics, mechanics, fluidodynamics are the routes now followed in the effort to cast light on the inner mechanism of birth and growth of this disease, presently unpredictable and uncontrollable, but successfully treatable by vascular surgery.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Semeiotica Chirurgica, Università degli Studi di Milano.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scorza
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ghilardi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Monti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sgroi
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans
vernacular_title: Stato delle conoscenze e problemi aperti sulla patogenesi dell'aneurisma dell'aorta addominale.