A Case of Syphilitic Endarteritis Obliterans
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Figure 2: (A) The patient underwent an operation for prosthetic repair of the descending Ao with Uni-Graft K DV 22 mm. Postoperative MRT images of the prosthetic aorta with syphilitic necrosis of Th10 vertebrae (arrow). Ao: aorta. (B) Findings on pathological examination of the excised aortic tissue showed syphilitic aortitis with obliterative endarteritis of the vasa vasorum caused by spiroche...
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