title: Inflammatory aneurysm of the descending aorta: a case report.
abstract: We report a rare case of an inflammatory descending aneurysm. At surgery, the patient had multiple aneurysms on the descending aorta. Histology of the specimen demonstrated an infiltration of chronic inflammatory cells in the aortic media.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. genex@nifty.com
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Anthony D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Cassano
authors.forename: Benjamin A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Youdelman
authors.forename: J Steve
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Strong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001025:Aortitis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome