[Problems of diagnostics and treatment strategy in patients with Takayasu' arteries].
Current concepts of etiology and pathogenesis of nonspecific aortoarteritis (Takayasu's disease) are considered. A.V. Pokrovsky and his team gained the largest experience with diagnostics and treatment of patients suffering this disease. In this paper, the authors describe results of the treatment of more than 200 patients including 118 operated for isolated reconstruction of aortic arch branches (n = 43), restoration of blood flow only in thoracoabdominal aorta and its branches (n = 63), reconstruction of both brachiocephalic arteries and thoracoabdominal aorta (n = 12). The authors present their view of diagnostics and treatment strategy in patients with lesioned brachiocephalic arteries, abdominal and thoracoabdominal aorta. The necessity of following up patients in the postoperative period is emphasized.
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Pokrovskiĭ
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Zotikov
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Kul'bak
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Burtseva
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome