TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 51. Ascending Aortic Aneurysms A1 - Desai, Nimesh D. A1 - Bavaria, Joseph E. A2 - Cohn, Lawrence H. Y1 - 2012 N1 - T2 - Cardiac Surgery in the Adult, 4e AB - The Greek physician Galen first described superficial false aneurysms arising from venisection in the antecubital fossa and in gladiators injured during battle in the second century AD.1 Antyllos, during the same time period, distinguished between true and false aneurysms and attempted surgical treatment with proximal and distal ligation, opening of the aneurysmal sac, and removal of its contents.2 SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55925805 ER -