Aneurysm of the distal aortic arch in a five-year-old patient.
Surgical repair of a distal aortic arch aneurysm in a 5-year-old boy with coarctation is presented. No synthetic material was incorporated thus allowing future growth of the anastomosis.
Konertz
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Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Muenster, West Germany.
Kececioglu
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Möllhoff
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Böcker
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Vogt
J
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Scheld
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D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male