title: Penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer of the thoracic aorta: diagnosis and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, University Hospital of Patras, Patras School of Medicine, Greece. ngbaik@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nikolaos G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Baikoussis
authors.forename: Efstratios E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Apostolakis
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D050197:Atherosclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014456:Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*