Thoracoabdominal coarctation of the aorta: surgical repair in a 7-year-old boy

Atypical coarctation of the lower descending or the abdominal aorta is a relatively rare disease which occurs in about 0.5 to 2% of all coarctation cases. The majority of these diseases present with circumscribed narrowing of the abdominal aorta. However, we treated a 7-year-old boy with a rare form...

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Published in:The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005-04, Vol.53 (4), p.227-229
Main Authors: Nomura, Koji, Nakamura, Yuzuru, Iwanaka, Tadashi, Ko, Yoshihiro, Kawashima, Hiroshi, Kinouchi, Katsushi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aorta, Abdominal - abnormalities
Aorta, Thoracic - abnormalities
Aortic Coarctation - complications
Aortic Coarctation - diagnosis
Aortic Coarctation - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Coarctation - pathology
Aortic Coarctation - surgery
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Radiography
Vascular Surgical Procedures
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Summary:Atypical coarctation of the lower descending or the abdominal aorta is a relatively rare disease which occurs in about 0.5 to 2% of all coarctation cases. The majority of these diseases present with circumscribed narrowing of the abdominal aorta. However, we treated a 7-year-old boy with a rare form: a long, diffuse hypoplasia of the thoracoabdominal aorta.
ISSN:1344-4964
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-005-0113-8