[Aortic aneurysm associated with coarctation of the aorta].
An 8-year-old female of coarctation of the aorta associated with thoracic aortic aneurysm is reported. Under cardiopulmonary bypass, a 7 cm section of the aorta containing the aneurysm and coarctation was resected and replaced by a 16 mm woven Dacron tube. The postoperative recovery was complicated by chylothorax treated by thoracic aspiration. She is doing well 3 months after the operation. Histologic sections of the resected portions of the thoracic aorta revealed intimal hyperplasia, medial fibrosis and decrease of elastic fibers, especially in the aneurysm.
Okabayashi
H
H
Tamura
N
N
Hirose
H
H
Ogino
H
H
Jinno
K
K
Nishimura
K
K
Hirata
K
K
Matsuda
K
K
Okamoto
Y
Y
Ban
T
T
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans