title: Abdominal Aortic dissections: anatomic and clinical features and therapeutic options.
abstract: Isolated abdominal aortic dissections are rare events. Their anatomic and clinical features are different from those of atherosclerotic aneurysms. We report 4 cases of isolated abdominal aortic dissection that were successfully treated with surgical or endovascular intervention. The anatomic and clinical features and a review of the literature are also presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Tor Vergata University of Rome, European Hospital, 00149 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Raoul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borioni
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garofalo
authors.forename: Ruggero
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Paulis
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Scaffa
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiariello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged