Arteriosclerotic Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta

Abstract

THE arteriosclerotic aneurysm of the abdominal aorta has recently become an important lesion. A few years ago this diagnosis held little practical significance. Therapy was relatively ineffective, prognosis regarding time was utterly uncertain, and the ultimate prognosis for life was hopeless. With the present possibility of resection and graft replacement,^{1 2 3} the outlook for the patient, although serious, is at least hopeful. As infectious deaths have greatly diminished, these aneurysms have definitely become more common.⁴ In the management of these cases perplexing problems arise. The patients concerned have widespread and often severe arteriosclerotic vascular disease involving the coronary arteries, brain, kidneys . . .