title: [Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the thoracic aorta: endovascular treatment, hybrid or surgery. A review].
abstract: The aortic aneurysm is part of the acute aortic syndromes (AAS). Aortic aneurysms have a weakened tunica media. Acute aneurysm expansion may herald rupture with high morbility and mortality. Five percent of AAS are diagnosed as pentetrating atherosclerotic ulcer which is an ulceration of an atherosclerotic lesion of the aorta that penetrates the internal elastic lamina and allows hematoma formation within the tunica media of the aortic wall. Endovascular treatment is an alternative to surgery and has provided an adequate rate of successful repair. There is another type of treatment which combines surgery and endovascular repair (the hybrid open-endovascular repair) which provides adequate results. The afford mention case is about a patient with a penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer. The hematoma that results from this ulcer extends and self-contains the aneurysm, with a high risk of rupture. We will also describe the aneurysm treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez (INCICh), México, D.F. México. magalihg@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Magali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herrera-Gomar
authors.forename: Marco Antonio
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Alcántara-Meléndez
authors.forename: Catalina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lomelí-Estrada
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mendoza-González
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Aguirre-Molina
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Lorenzo-Negrete
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kimura-Hayama
authors.forename: Martín
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosas-Peralta
authors.forename: Fause
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Attie-Cury
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods