RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58102391
T1 Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58102391
RD 2024/04/19
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)