Aortic wall lesion in balloon dilatation of coarctation of the aorta.
A successful balloon dilatation of a native coarctation of the aorta was done in a five-day-old child. Two days later she was operated upon because of critical aortic stenosis, but died. The post-mortem examination showed a lesion of the intima and media at the coarctation site, and it seemed that the adventitia alone was what prevented rupture of the vessel.
Hagemo
P S
PS
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, National Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Bjørnstad
P G
PG
Smevik
B
B
Foerster
A
A
D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn