Case Reports1 August 1942A CASE OF MARKED TORTUOSITY OF THE ABDOMINAL AORTA WITHOUT CALCIFICATION, CAUSING MILD ATTACKS OF SUBACUTE INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTIONROBERT S. PALMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT S. PALMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-17-2-358 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe consensus of present medical opinion is that atherosclerosis of the aorta is most marked in the abdominal portion and that it rarely if ever gives rise to clinical symptoms. This opinion is unanimously expressed in the recent textbooks consulted.1One encounters patients with marked general atherosclerosis of the large vessels complaining of various irregular digestive symptoms, various aches and pains, paresthesias, loss of weight and often mental retardation. Such patients seem to exemplify the results of advanced general senile changes rather than specific localizations, accompanied by rather than due to the atherosclerosis. Some authors2have held that digestive disorders...Bibliography1a. BOYD W: Textbook of pathology, 1938, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 437. b. MUSSER, JOHN H.: Internal medicine, 1938, Lea and Febiger, Philadelphia, p. 541 (Diseases of blood vessels, E. V. ALLEN). c. WHITE, PAUL D.: Heart disease, 1931, Macmillan Co., New York, p. 526. d. COWDRY, EDMUND V.: Arteriosclerosis, 1933, Macmillan Co., New York, p. 253. Google Scholar2. HELD JW: Digestive symptoms caused by disease of the abdominal vessels with special reference to arteriosclerosis, Med. Jr. and Record, 1925, cxxii, 6-10; and 71-75. Google Scholar3. RIDLONBERKHEISER JEJ: Calcareous degeneration of the dorsal and lumbar aortae as a cause of backache, Jr. Am. Med. Assoc., 1923, lxxx, 1831. CrossrefGoogle Scholar4. GOODMAN EH: Angina abdominis, Am. Jr. Med. Sci., 1918, clx, 524. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Received for publication February 7, 1940. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byA clinical roentgenological review of the literature for 1942, pertaining to the digestive tract 1 August 1942Volume 17, Issue 2Page: 358-361KeywordsAortaAtherosclerosisIntellectual disabilityPainWeight loss ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 August 1942 PDF downloadLoading ...