An ascending aortic aneurysm caused by giant cell arteritis: report of a case

A 69-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for investigation of an abnormality detected by a chest roentgenogram, and was subsequently found to have an ascending aortic aneurysm. She had not suffered any symptoms such as headache or polymyalgia rheumatica. Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of...

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Published in:	Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Vol. 29; no. 9; pp. 957 - 959
Main Authors:	Hamano, K, Gohra, H, Katoh, T, Fujimura, Y, Zempo, N, Nakashima, Y, Esato, K
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Japan 01-01-1999
Subjects:	Aged Aorta - pathology Aortic Aneurysm - etiology Aortic Aneurysm - surgery Female Giant Cell Arteritis - complications Giant Cell Arteritis - pathology Humans
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Summary:	A 69-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for investigation of an abnormality detected by a chest roentgenogram, and was subsequently found to have an ascending aortic aneurysm. She had not suffered any symptoms such as headache or polymyalgia rheumatica. Aneurysmectomy and reconstruction of the ascending aorta was performed using cardiopulmonary bypass, and pathological examination of the aneurysmal wall revealed giant cell arteritis (GCA). Preoperatively, she had not suffered any temporal pain, and no signs of inflammation were detected serologically. GCA is a rare cause of aortic aneurysm in the Japanese population, and a brief review of the literature on this unusual entity is presented following this case report.
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ISSN:	0941-1291 1436-2813
DOI:	10.1007/BF02482796