Dissecting transverse aortic arch aneurysm after percutaneous transluminal balloon dilation angioplasty of an aortic coarctation.
Percutaneous transluminal balloon dilation angioplasty of an aortic coarctation was done in a one-day-old boy. The infant died 10 h later during aortic valvotomy. A dissecting aneurysm of the aortic arch was present at autopsy.
D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male