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Aneurysms and Arterial Dissections

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Book cover Diseases of the Arterial Wall

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Aneurysms are permanent, irreversible, localized dilatations of arteries. They differ from arterial ectasias which are regular, non-expansive and mostly generalized dilatations of vessels. A true aneurysm is formed by dilatation of the vessel, and its wall is composed of recognizable components of the arterial wall. In contrast, false aneurysms result from rupture of the vessel wall and are in fact organized perivascular haematomas in which no elastic and/or muscle tissue remnants can be identified.

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  1. Service d’Anatomie Pathologique et Unité de Recherche sur la Pathologie Rénale et Vasculaire, INSERM U28, Paris, France

    Jean-Pierre Camilleri (Professeur) (Professeur)

  2. Department of Morbid Anatomy, Institute of Pathology, The London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, UK

    Colin L. Berry (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Service de Médecine Interne et de Pathologie Vasculaire, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France

    Jean-Noël Fiessinger (Professeur) (Professeur)

  4. Service de Néphrologie et Unité de Recherche sur la Pathologie Rénale et Vasculaire, INSERM U28, Hôpital Broussais, Paris, France

    Jean Bariéty (Professeur) (Professeur)

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Fievez, M. (1989). Aneurysms and Arterial Dissections. In: Camilleri, JP., Berry, C.L., Fiessinger, JN., Bariéty, J. (eds) Diseases of the Arterial Wall. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1464-2_31

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