Acquired aortic coarctation due to posttuberculotic gibbous formation.
This is a report on a rare case of acquired stenosis of the descending thoracic aorta resulting from an extreme posttuberculotic gibbous formation. The unusual anatomical relationship precluded conventional alleviation of the stenosis which was bridged ultimately with a graft producing a satisfactory functional result.
D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications*