title: Inflammatory aneurysms of the abdominal aorta: a five years experience.
abstract: During a five-year period, seven out of 85 patients undergoing surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm, were identified as having the inflammatory variant. The clinical data, management and follow-up are reported. Computed tomography is the preferred examination for the disclosure of the nature of the aneurysm. Aneurysmectomy with graft replacement is advocated as the treatment of choice and requires a specific technique. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms are a clinical distinct entity but are considered as being a variant of the atherosclerotic abdominal aneurysm. The etiology has as yet not been clarified, even though various theories have been proposed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Antwerp University Hospital, Medical School, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: De Vries
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Van Schil
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Vanmaele
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Schoofs
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012185:Retroperitoneal Fibrosis / Q000150:complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed