Atresia of the Abdominal Aorta

Pulmonary Atresia with Biventricular Aorta.

Among the cyanotic congenital heart malformations, there is a group characterized anatomically by the presence of an atretic pulmonary artery and a biventricular aorta which acts as the only functioning vessel arising from the heart. A mixture of oxygenated blood from the left ventricle and unsaturated blood from the right ventricle is injected into the aorta, and the pulmonary vessels are fill...

Abdominal Aorta

Structure of the orifice of the renal artery in the abdominal aorta in adult male dog

One of the locations of renal artery atherosclerosis is at the orifice of the renal artery, therefore thestructure of this orifice was assessed in 6 normal, adult male dogs by light microscopy (LM) andtransmission electron microscopy (TEM). For the LM study, processed tissues were embedded in paraffinand sectioned serially into 6-μm thickness. Sections were stained with orcein. For the TEM stud...

Aneurysms of the Abdominal Aorta *

Following one encounter with a case of ruptured abdominal aneurysm which was of considerable interest, it seemed desirable to look up the hospital cases of this disease entity and to review the literature briefly. It was very soon clear that the diagnosis of aneurysm of the abdominal aorta was no medical frill, for more than one general surgeon or urologist has operated only to find that an ane...

Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta

The author has published this monograph, originally written as a dissertation for the M.D., partly at any rate at Professor Osier's suggestion. It consists of a careful analysis of thirtytwo cases, the clinical and pathological notes of which were found in the records of St. George's Hospital; and though little is unearthed that has not been taught before, yet the book is of much value in sever...