TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Can be saccular, fusiform• Common etiologies include:-Atherosclerosis-Medial degeneration of aortic wall-Marfan syndrome (defect in fibrillin gene)-Trauma and infection• Increased aneurysm rupture rate depend on: -Size-Marfan syndrome-Family history of rupture or dissection-Advancing age-Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-Growth rate > 0.1 cm yearly• Affect the ascending, arch, or descending aorta (descending is most common) SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/05 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58102391 ER -