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Abstract
An abnormal balloon- or sac-like dilatation in the wall of the DESCENDING THORACIC AORTA.
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- Aneurysm, Descending Thoracic Aorta
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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dissecting aneurysm: coordinate with AORTIC DISSECTION; rupture: coordinate with AORTIC RUPTURE
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2023
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- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic (1993-2022)
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- National Library of Medicine. Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000094627. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000094627
- Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q116827843