Solberg S
Avdeling for hjerte-, lunge- og karkirurgi, Regionsykehuset i Tromsø.
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1998 Dec 10;118(30):4644-7.
The Greek word aorta means lifter. The vessel was so termed because Aristotle, who first described it, assumed that the heart was lifted by/hanging in aorta. Leonardo da Vinci described the detailed anatomy of aorta. During the 17th century our present understanding of the aorta and the circulation of blood took form due to the descriptions given by William Harvey. The first known operation for abdominal aortic aneurysm was performed in London in 1817 by Sir Astley Cooper who ligated the infrarenal aorta above the aneurysm. Puncture with needles and application of electricity were later tried in order to induce thromboses in the aneurysm. In 1948 Albert Einstein was operated with wrapping of his abdominal aneurysm with cellophane. In 1955 he suffered rupture and died after having refused operation. In 1951 the first successful operation for abdominal aortic aneurysm was performed in Paris by Charles Dubost. With slight modifications, the same operative technique is used today.
希腊语单词“aorta”的意思是“提升者”。之所以给这条血管起这个名字，是因为首次描述它的亚里士多德认为心脏是由主动脉提升起来的/悬挂在主动脉上。列奥纳多·达·芬奇描述了主动脉的详细解剖结构。在17世纪，由于威廉·哈维的描述，我们目前对主动脉和血液循环的理解得以形成。1817年，阿斯特利·库珀爵士在伦敦进行了首例已知的腹主动脉瘤手术，他在动脉瘤上方结扎了肾下腹主动脉。后来有人尝试用针穿刺和应用电流来促使动脉瘤内形成血栓。1948年，阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦接受了用玻璃纸包裹腹主动脉瘤的手术。1955年，他拒绝再次手术，最终动脉瘤破裂并去世。1951年，查尔斯·迪博斯特在巴黎成功进行了首例腹主动脉瘤手术。如今，在稍有改进的情况下，仍使用相同的手术技术。
