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[Occlusive aorto-arteropathies: surgical treatment and long-term results in 4 cases treated surgically]
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This study details a rare aortic disease in young patients, primarily causing arterial hypertension. Surgical revascularization significantly improved outcomes, normalizing blood pressure and maintaining bypass patency.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Rare Diseases
Background:
- A rare disease affecting the aorta and its branches, leading to lumen narrowing.
- Etiology is obscure, predominantly impacting young patients.
- Arterial hypertension is the most significant presenting symptom.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the clinical presentation and management of this rare aortic disease.
- To evaluate the long-term efficacy of surgical revascularization techniques.
Main Methods:
- Case series of four young patients diagnosed with the rare aortic disease.
- Surgical interventions included latero-lateral bypass and aneurysmal resection with Dacron prosthesis.
- Clinical and angiographic follow-up at 4.5 years.
Main Results:
- All four patients underwent successful surgical treatment.
- Follow-up demonstrated normal arterial pressure and patent bypass grafts on angiography.
- Surgical revascularization altered the disease's natural course.
Conclusions:
- Surgical revascularization is an effective treatment for this rare aortic disease.
- Techniques like bypass and prosthesis reconstruction can change the disease's natural history.
- Early diagnosis and intervention are crucial for managing arterial hypertension and preventing complications.
Abstract:
A rare disease with an obscure etiology is described. It affects predominantly the aorta and occasionally some of its branches, producing a decrease on the lumen vessel. In our experience it has been diagnosed in four young patients and the most important symptom has been arterial hypertension. In three cases the thoracic aorta was involved, with aneurysmal dilatation in one of them. In the rest the thoracic as well as the abdominal aorta were involved. All of them were treated surgically; on three, a latero lateral by pass was performed and in the fourth an aneurysmal resection was done and the aorta reconstructed with a dacron prosthesis. The clinical follow up 4 1/2 years later, showed normal arterial pressure, and patent by-passes, on angiography. We conclude that the revascularization technique can change the natural history of this disease.