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Does surgical extirpation and aortic repair or homograft insertion improve outcomes in patients with aortic aneurysms and occlusive disease?
Does surgical extirpation and aortic repair or homograft insertion improve outcomes in patients with aortic aneurysms and occlusive disease?
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This early case series demonstrates the feasibility and perceived effectiveness of surgical extirpation and homograft insertion for aortic aneurysms and occlusive disease.
Aneurysms and arteriosclerotic thrombo-obliterative disease of the aorta constitute two of the most common and serious forms of aortic lesions for which treatment has been generally unsatisfactory. Recently, however, a procedure has been developed wherein the lesion is extirpated and function restored by aortic repair or insertion of homografts. The gratifying results obtained by this method of therapy based on an experience with 41 cases suggests it is the most effective approach to the problem.
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DeBakey et al. (1954) studied this question.
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