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The definition of [[ | ==Overview== | ||
The definition of [[aneurysm]] is from a Greek word meaning dilatation. abdominal aortic aneurysm as a medical condition has been recognized since ancient times but has not been successfully treated until the early part of the 20th century. | |||
However, attempts to treat the AAA surgically were unsuccessful until 1923. In that year, [[Rudolph Matas]] (who also proposed the concept of endoaneurysmorrhaphy), performed the first successful aortic ligation on a human.<ref name="livesay">Livesay JJ ''et al''. Milestones in Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm. ''Tex Heart Inst J'' 2005; '''32''': 130–134. PMCID 1163455</ref> Other methods that were successful in treating the AAA included wrapping the aorta with polyethene [[cellophane]], which induced [[fibrosis]] and restricted the growth of the aneurysm. Albert Einstein was operated on by [[Nissen fundoplication|Rudolf Nissen]] with use of this technique in 1949, and survived five years after the operation.<ref>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/436253 Famous Patients, Famous Operations, 2002 - Part 3: The Case of the Scientist with a Pulsating Mass] from Medscape Surgery</ref> | ===2cd Century AD== | ||
The first historical accounts regarding abdominal aortic aneurysm date from Ancient Rome, more precisely from the 2nd century AD, when Greek surgeon [[Antyllus]] tried to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm with [[proximal]] and [[distal]] ligature, along with central incision and evacuation of thrombotic material from the [[aneurysm]]. | |||
==1923== | |||
However, attempts to treat the AAA surgically were unsuccessful until 1923. In that year, [[Rudolph Matas]] (who also proposed the concept of endoaneurysmorrhaphy), performed the first successful aortic ligation on a human.<ref name="livesay">Livesay JJ ''et al''. Milestones in Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm. ''Tex Heart Inst J'' 2005; '''32''': 130–134. PMCID 1163455</ref> | |||
==1949== | |||
Other methods that were successful in treating the AAA included wrapping the aorta with polyethene [[cellophane]], which induced [[fibrosis]] and restricted the growth of the aneurysm. Albert Einstein was operated on by [[Nissen fundoplication|Rudolf Nissen]] with use of this technique in 1949, and survived five years after the operation.<ref>[http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/436253 Famous Patients, Famous Operations, 2002 - Part 3: The Case of the Scientist with a Pulsating Mass] from Medscape Surgery</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
The definition of aneurysm is from a Greek word meaning dilatation. abdominal aortic aneurysm as a medical condition has been recognized since ancient times but has not been successfully treated until the early part of the 20th century.
=2cd Century AD
The first historical accounts regarding abdominal aortic aneurysm date from Ancient Rome, more precisely from the 2nd century AD, when Greek surgeon Antyllus tried to treat an abdominal aortic aneurysm with proximal and distal ligature, along with central incision and evacuation of thrombotic material from the aneurysm.
1923
However, attempts to treat the AAA surgically were unsuccessful until 1923. In that year, Rudolph Matas (who also proposed the concept of endoaneurysmorrhaphy), performed the first successful aortic ligation on a human.[1]
1949
Other methods that were successful in treating the AAA included wrapping the aorta with polyethene cellophane, which induced fibrosis and restricted the growth of the aneurysm. Albert Einstein was operated on by Rudolf Nissen with use of this technique in 1949, and survived five years after the operation.[2]
References
- ↑ Livesay JJ et al. Milestones in Treatment of Aortic Aneurysm. Tex Heart Inst J 2005; 32: 130–134. PMCID 1163455
- ↑ Famous Patients, Famous Operations, 2002 - Part 3: The Case of the Scientist with a Pulsating Mass from Medscape Surgery