title: [Inflammatory aneurysms of the thoracic aorta. Surgical aspects].
abstract: In the Western world, inflammatory aneurysms account for only 1 to 5%, of all operated thoracic aorta aneurysms. Takayasu's disease is by far the commonest cause although all forms of aortitis may result in aneurysm formation. Usually observed in young patients, these aneurysms are suitable for often major surgery with results that are globally better than in degenerative or dissecting aneurysms. However, they pose, two specific problems: the progression of the inflammatory disease which may require pre- and/or post-operative steroid therapy and that of the risk, at least in theory, of a late pseudo-aneurysm, which justifies regular long-term follow-up after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie vasculaire, Groupe hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kieffer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiche
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahnini
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Koskas
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011379:Prognosis; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids
vernacular_title: Anévrysmes inflammatoires de l'aorte thoracique. Aspects chirurgicaux.