title: Saccular aortic aneurysm in an asymptomatic child.
abstract: An asymptomatic boy was found to have coarctation of the thoracic aorta. Despite no history of endocarditis or trauma, a large saccular aneurysm involving the coarctation site was identified angiographically, confirmed, resected surgically, and examined histologically.
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography; D002648:Child; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male