Buscar en
Radiología (English Edition)
Toda la web
Inicio Radiología (English Edition) Nonurgent aortic disease: Clinical-radiological diagnosis of aortitis
Journal Information
Vol. 55. Issue 6.
Pages 469-482 (November - December 2013)
Share
Share
Download PDF
More article options
Visits
5376
Vol. 55. Issue 6.
Pages 469-482 (November - December 2013)
Update in Radiology
Nonurgent aortic disease: Clinical-radiological diagnosis of aortitis
Patología aórtica no urgente: diagnóstico clínico-radiológico de la aortitis
Visits
5376
J. Cabero Moyano
Corresponding author
jcaberomoyano@gmail.com

Corresponding author.
, M. Andreu Magarolas, E. Castañer González, X. Gallardo Cistaré, E. Belmonte Castan
UDIAT-Centre Diagnòstic, Institut Universitari Parc Taulí-UAB, Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
This item has received
Article information
Abstract
Full Text
Bibliography
Download PDF
Statistics
Figures (12)
Show moreShow less
Tables (2)
Table 1. Classification of aortitis.
Table 2. Takayasu's arteritis. Diagnostic criteria according to Sharma et al. (1996).
Show moreShow less
Abstract

Aortitis is a pathological term designating inflammation of the aortic wall, regardless of its cause. The clinical presentation of aortitis is nonspecific and variable. Symptoms include abdominal pain, fever, and weight loss; acute phase reactants may also be elevated. Aortitis can be caused by a wide spectrum of entities, including from infectious processes to autoimmune diseases (Takayasu arteritis and giant cell arteritis are among the most common of these causing aortitis), and the prognosis and treatment of these entities vary widely. Various imaging techniques can be used to evaluate the lumen and wall of the aorta (such as multidetector computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, angiography, or PET-CT). This review focuses on the most common diseases that cause aortitis and on the clinical and radiological findings that are most useful for diagnosing and treating this condition appropriately.

Keywords:
Aortitis
Vasculitis
Multidetector computed tomography
Magnetic resonance imaging
Positron emission tomography-computed tomography
Resumen

Aortitis es un término patológico que designa la inflamación de la pared aórtica, independientemente de su causa. Su presentación clínica es inespecífica y variable, con síntomas como dolor abdominal, fiebre y pérdida de peso. También pueden estar elevados los reactantes de fase aguda. Un amplio espectro de entidades puede ocasionar aortitis, desde procesos infecciosos hasta enfermedades autoinmunes (de las que las más frecuentes son la arteritis de Takayasu y la arteritis de células gigantes), cuyo pronóstico y tratamiento son muy variables. Son varias las técnicas de imagen que permiten evaluar tanto la luz como la pared vascular (como la tomografía computarizada multidetector, la resonancia magnética, la angiografía o la PET-TC). Esta revisión se centra en las enfermedades más frecuentes que provocan aortitis y en los hallazgos clínicos y radiológicos más relevantes que ayudan a diagnosticar y tratar adecuadamente esta entidad.

Palabras clave:
Aortitis
Vasculitis
Tomografía computarizada multidetector
Resonancia magnética
Tomografía por emisión de positrones-tomografía computarizada

Article

These are the options to access the full texts of the publication Radiología (English Edition)
Subscriber
Subscriber

If you already have your login data, please click here .

If you have forgotten your password you can you can recover it by clicking here and selecting the option “I have forgotten my password”
Purchase
Purchase article

Purchasing article the PDF version will be downloaded

Price 19.34 €

Purchase now
Contact
Phone for subscriptions and reporting of errors
From Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (GMT + 1) except for the months of July and August which will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Calls from Spain
932 415 960
Calls from outside Spain
+34 932 415 960
E-mail
Article options
Tools
es en pt

¿Es usted profesional sanitario apto para prescribir o dispensar medicamentos?

Are you a health professional able to prescribe or dispense drugs?

Você é um profissional de saúde habilitado a prescrever ou dispensar medicamentos

Quizás le interese:
10.1016/j.rxeng.2023.09.006
No mostrar más