title: Marfan's syndrome and isolated aneurysm of the abdominal aorta.
abstract: A 43 year old woman presented with an aneurysm of the abdominal aorta. Marfan's syndrome was diagnosed as the underlying cause of the aneurysm. An isolated aneurysm as presenting sign of Marfan's syndrome is rare. In a review of published reports about 30 cases were found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: van Ooijen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology*; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008382:Marfan Syndrome / Q000150:complications*