Journal «Angiology and Vascular Surgery» • 

2009 • VOLUME 15 • №3

Positive experience in long-term follow-up and surgical management of a stenosing lesion of the thoracoabdominal portion of the aorta and its branches in non-specific aortoarteritis

Zotov S.P., Shcherbakov A.V., Kugeev A.F., Shakirov R.G., Kireev K.A., Borovikov D.A., Safronov V.G., Rostovtsev M.V., Konashov A.G., Zhabreev A.V.

Department of Vascular Surgery of Municipal Public Health Facility City Clinical Hospital №8, Chelyabinsk, Russia

The article is based on experience gained in 25-year follow-up of a female patient presenting with pathology of the thoracoabdominal aorta and its branches in non-specific aortoarteritis. Discussed herein are clinical peculiarities of the development and course of the disease, analysing the outcomes of the reconstructive operations performed, followed by due assessment of efficacy of long-term treatment.

KEY WORDS: pathology of the thoracoabdominal aorta, nonspecific aortoarteritis.

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