Abdominal aortic aneurysm and renal hamartoma in an infant with tuberous sclerosis.
A case is presented of an infant with tuberous sclerosis admitted with status epilepticus. When the seizures were controlled, it was found that the child was hypertensive. A large renal tumor and an abdominal aortic aneurysm was found during the hypertensive evaluation. She underwent abdominal aortic aneurysm resection and radical nephrectomy, and vascular continuity was re-established sucessfully with a Dacron prosthesis. The technique is illustrated. The reconstruction is patent one year following reconstruction. The etiology of the aneurysm is discussed.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000601:surgery; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*