LIGATION OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA

Ligation of the aorta for a mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm in an infant

Mycotic aortic aneurysms are exceedingly uncommon in infants and they have a high risk of rupture. Their surgical management is extremely challenging. We report a case of a 22-month-old girl who presented with abdominal pain and fever revealing a ruptured mycotic aneurysm of the infrarenal aorta. The surgical treatment consisted of a ligature of the proximal and distal ends of the aneurysm. Pos...

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...