Successful Resection of Carotid and Abdominal Aneurysm in Two Related Patients with Marfan's Syndrome

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IN a previous paper the literature was reviewed, and an unsuccessful attempt at surgical repair of a ruptured abdominal aneurysm occurring in a patient with Marfan's syndrome was reported.†The cases presented below are considered interesting because of the ages of the patients and their uncomplicated course after successful surgical removal of the aneurysms. The known familial antecedents of these 2 patients showed the signs of Marfan's syndrome (Table 1).Case ReportsCase 1. A 46-year-old man was admitted to the hospital on May 19, 1961, complaining of a painful, pulsating abdominal mass that had increased in size over an . . .

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