Congenital septation of the aortic arch with carotid stenosis.
A 14-year-old white boy presented with syncope and a left carotid bruit. Arch aortogram showed narrowing of the distal aortic arch, left carotid stenosis, and small left subclavian and vertebral arteries. When aortic arch replacement was carried out a vertical septum was found in the distal arch. Histologic examination suggested this was ductal in origin.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Oxford Heart Centre, England.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male