Surgical Appearance of Aortic Involvement in Erdheim-Chester Disease: A Report of Two Cases

Erdheim–Chester disease (ECD), known as histiocytic neoplastic disease, can be diagnosed as a peripheral arterial disease because of its effects on vascular structures. Aortic involvement in ECD is usually recognised radiologically. However, there is insuffi cient information about the surgical appearance and treatment of aortic involvement in ECD. In this report, we presented a patient with ascending aortic involvement detected incidentally during coronary bypass and a patient with abdominal aortic involvement mimicking aortoiliac disease. Klíčová slova: Břišní aorta Erdheimova–Chesterova nemoc Periaortální fi bróza (coated aorta) Vzestupná aorta