PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Joseph M. Giordano
TI  - Surgical treatment of Takayasu’s disease
DP  - 2002 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - SII-146--SII-148
VI  - 69
IP  - 4 suppl 2
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/4_suppl_2/SII-146.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/4_suppl_2/SII-146.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Apr 01; 69
AB  - Takayasu’s disease affects young females in the second and third decade of life. During the chronic phase, the aorta and its major arteries become stenotic, causing significant sequelae. Surgical treatment is possible with expectation of good results. The author advises treatment of stenotic arteries that are potentially dangerous or that adversely affect lifestyle with either percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or surgery. The author emphasizes the difference between surgical procedures for atherosclerosis versus a procedure for Takayasu’s disease.