Aortic aneurysm in a 5-year-old boy with tuberous sclerosis.
A 5-year-old boy known to have tuberous sclerosis was admitted with an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aneurysm was resected and replaced by a bifurcation prosthesis. Follow-up, which amounts up to 4 years, has been uneventful. Prompt recognition and surgical treatment are essential in the management of this rare but potentially lethal condition.
van Reedt Dortland
R W
RW
Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Bax
N M
NM
Huber
J
J
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014402:Tuberous Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*