title: Aneurysm of the distal aortic arch in a five-year-old patient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Muenster, West Germany.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Konertz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kececioglu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Möllhoff
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Böcker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Scheld
mesh_terms: 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