INFLAMMATORY ANEURYSMS OF THE ABDOMINAL-AORTA - A 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE

During a five-year period, seven out of 85 patients undergoing surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysm, were identified as having the inflamma tory variant. The clinical data, management and follow-up are reported . Computed tomography is the preferred examination for the disclosure of the nature of the aneurysm. Aneurysmectomy with graft replacement i s advocated as the treatment of choice and requires a specific techniq ue. Inflammatory abdominal aortic aneurysms are a clinical distinct en tity but are considered as being a variant of the atherosclerotic abdo minal aneurysm. The etiology has as yet not been clarified, even thoug h various theories have been proposed.