title: Inflammatory aneurysms of the ascending aorta: diagnosis and surgical treatment.
abstract: Inflammatory aortic aneurysms (IAAs) are rare and located mainly in the infra-renal abdominal aorta. The ascending aorta has been typically spared from this process. We report on two cases of ascending aortic inflammatory aneurysms and describe the available literature on this rare entity.
authors: Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. spagni@louisvilleheartsurgery.com
authors: Sebastian
authors: S
authors: Pagni
authors: Brian L
authors: BL
authors: Ganzel
authors: Mathew
authors: M
authors: Williams
authors: A David
authors: AD
authors: Slater
authors: Jaimin R
authors: JR
authors: Trivedi
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001167:Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged