THROMBOSIS OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA; A REPORT OF FOUR CASES SHOWING THE VARIABILITY OF SYMPTOMS

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Article1 January 1940THROMBOSIS OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA; A REPORT OF FOUR CASES SHOWING THE VARIABILITY OF SYMPTOMSHAROLD C. LUETH, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.P.HAROLD C. LUETH, Ph.D., M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-13-7-1167 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThrombosis of the aorta, an uncommon and serious condition, has been recognized since Graham's description in 1814. Occasional cases were subsequently reported, so that Welch1 was able to collect 59 cases of thrombosis and embolism in 1898. The number had increased to 94 in 19222 and Banovitch and Ira3 in their summary of the literature cited 105 cases in 1928. Since then a number of cases have been reported yearly.A majority of the reported cases were associated with chronic arterial and cardiac diseases. Many of them followed mitral stenosis and auricular fibrillation. The location of the thrombus varied, but...Bibliography1. WELCH WH: Embolism in System of Medicine—ALBUTT and ROLLESTON, 1909, Macmillan and Co., London, vi, 809. Google Scholar2. WYLDE CO: Embolism of the abdominal aorta, Can. Med. Assoc. Jr., 1922, xii, 647-649. Google Scholar3. BANOVITCHIRA MMGH: Embolism and thrombosis of the abdominal aorta. Report of five cases, Med. Clin. N. Am., 1928, xi, 973-1000. Google Scholar4. REICHERTRYSTANDBRUCK FDDAEL: Arteriosclerosis of the lumbar segmental arteries producing ischemia of the spinal cord and consequent claudication of the thighs, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1934, clxxxvii, 794-806. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. GRAY H: Anatomy of the Human Body, 23rd Ed., 1936, Edited by Warren H. Lewis, Philadelphia, p. 609. Google Scholar6. SENIOR HD: Morris' human anatomy, 9th Ed., 1933, P. Blakiston's Son and Co., Philadelphia, 664-665. Google Scholar7. WINKLEMANECKEL NWJL: Focal lesions of the spinal cord due to vascular disease, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1932, xcix, 1919-1926. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8. TROTTER LB: Embolism and thrombosis, 1913, Cambridge University Press, London, 121. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Evanston, Illinois*Received for publication October 14, 1937.From the Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byThe hypertensive diseasesThe Pathogenesis of "Intermittent Spinovascular in Sufficiency" ("Spinal Claudication of Dejerine") and Other Vascular Syndromes of the Spinal CordKrankheiten der GefäßeChronic Aortoiliac ThrombosisDiagnostic Value of Translumbar AortographyAorto-Iliac Thrombosis; Observation of Twenty-Four CasesChronic Obstruction of the Abdominal AortaTHROMBOTIC OBLITERATION OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA: A REPORT OF SIX CASES*WILLIAM E. BARNETT, M.D., F.A.C.P., WARREN W. MOORMAN, M.D., BEN A. MERRICK, M.D.INSIDIOUS THROMBOSIS OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA 1 January 1940Volume 13, Issue 7Page: 1167-1173KeywordsAortaAtrial fibrillationHeart diseasesMitral stenosisThrombosis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1940 PDF downloadLoading ...