Aneurysms of the abdominal aorta (AAAs) are common; the incidence (the number of new cases) and mortality increased steadily from the 1950s to the late 1990s in the United States and other Western countries. This was attributed to the aging…
Fistulas between major vascular structures and the intestinal tract are grouped into two categories: primary and secondary. A primary aortoenteric fistula is an abnormal spontaneous communication between the aorta and a segment of the alimentary tract without any history of…
Infected abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are very unusual, extremely challenging, and associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. There are several mechanisms whereby the abdominal aorta can become infected, and this has led to several classification schemes. The first…
Among the thousands of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) treated each year, the origin of a few are enigmatic. The inflammatory aortic aneurysm was originally described by Walker in 1972. One of the largest retrospective reviews consisted of 127 patients encountered…