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Query: UMLS:C0162871 (abdominal aortic aneurysm)
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A case with relapsing polychondritis is described where primary involvement of the aortic valve cusps produced severe aortic regurgitation requiring valve replacement. An aneurysmal dilatation of the ascending aorta developing later led to disruption of the prosthesis requiring re-operation. Superior vena caval obstruction, an abdominal aortic aneurysm which ruptured and required resection, and obstructive lesions in common iliac arteries, presumably the result of the same process that involved the aorta and the cartilaginous structures, were also seen.
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PMID:Aortic cusp involvement causing severe aortic regurgitation in a case of relapsing polychondritis. 721 22

A 71-year-old woman, who presented tracheobronchial obstruction caused by a thoracic aortic aneurysm, was admitted to our institution. Although she had multiple cerebral infarctions, old myocardial infarction, bilateral iliofemoral atherosclerotic lesions with abdominal aortic aneurysm, and superior vena cava syndrome, aneurysmectomy was undertaken in order to rescue her from respiratory insufficiency. The operation successfully relieved her of exertional dyspnea and dysphagia.
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PMID:Respiratory insufficiency caused by an aneurysm with multiple vascular lesions. 1067 Aug