Coarctation restenosis after isthmosubclavioplasty. A consideration on operative procedure and intraluminal balloon angioplasty.
We describe a case of a six-month-old boy in whom an aortic coarctation restenosis had developed three months after isthmosubclavioplasty. The restenosis was successfully relieved by means of intraluminal balloon angioplasty. At the isthmosubclavioplasty operation, extensive mobilization of the aorta to facilitate the anastomosis should be avoided. From anatomic and operative viewpoints, coarctation restenosis after the isthmosubclavioplasty operation was considered to be amenable to the intraluminal balloon angioplasty.
Nawa
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Second Department of Surgery, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
Nakayama
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Teramoto
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Mori
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Dohi
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D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D001027:Aortography; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008722:Methods; D012008:Recurrence; D013348:Subclavian Artery / Q000601:surgery