TY - JOUR
T1 - Chronic traumatic thoracic aneurysm
T2 - Report of two cases with the question of timing for surgical intervention
AU - Bacharach, J. Michael
AU - Garratt, Kirk N.
AU - Rooke, Thom W.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1993/4
Y1 - 1993/4
N2 - We report on two symptom-free patients with chronic thoracic aneurysms related to prior trauma and address the timing for surgical intervention. In addition, we reviewed our institutional experience with similar cases for the period 1970 to 1990. Although natural history data remain incomplete, we propose that in the setting of improved imaging modalities, it may be reasonable to manage this group of patients nonoperatively and intervene surgically only when symptoms develop or there is radiologic evidence of aneurysm change.
AB - We report on two symptom-free patients with chronic thoracic aneurysms related to prior trauma and address the timing for surgical intervention. In addition, we reviewed our institutional experience with similar cases for the period 1970 to 1990. Although natural history data remain incomplete, we propose that in the setting of improved imaging modalities, it may be reasonable to manage this group of patients nonoperatively and intervene surgically only when symptoms develop or there is radiologic evidence of aneurysm change.
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U2 - 10.1016/0741-5214(93)90127-8
DO - 10.1016/0741-5214(93)90127-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 8464102
AN - SCOPUS:0027167794
SN - 0741-5214
VL - 17
SP - 780
EP - 783
JO - Journal of vascular surgery
JF - Journal of vascular surgery
IS - 4
ER -