History of Aortic Aneurysm Surgery From the Beginning to the Current Situation

Abstract

Many years of experience in the treatment of aortic aneurysm has a history of half a century. Each decade of this most difficult section of surgery is characterized by changes in the concept and the introduction of new methods of surgical treatment. Surgery for aortic aneurysms has gone through several stages: from non-reconstructive to X-ray endovascular methods, open methods with optimizations still remain the “gold standard” for the treatment of aortic aneurysms. This article gives a history of progress in aortic reconstructive surgery. The history of the treatment of patients performed by the great innovators of their time, vascular surgeons, who have contributed to the modern and world history of the aorta, is described.