A historical review highlighting the progress, controversies, and future directions in the modern treatment of aortic aneurysms.
Offers no new clinical recommendations; leaves open optimal aortic aneurysm strategies pending prospective trials.
The history of the modern treatment of aortic aneurysms is briefly reviewed, especially with reference to developments of particular interest because of improvements they brought about, controversies they initiated, and new directions they indicated as worth following. Lesions treated with considerable risk not long ago or considered operatively unmanageable are being operated upon with progressively greater safety and better results. To be sure, there are certain matters concerning which divergent opinions are held, and these debatable issues can only be resolved with further experiences. The progress which has been made foretells continued improvement in the future.
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