Repair of aortic transection associated with ductal diverticular aneurysm.
A 14-year-old girl involved in a motor vehicle accident sustained an acute traumatic aortic transection at the site of a congenital ductal diverticular aneurysm. Aortic transection is a lethal injury that is uncommon in children. A ductal diverticular aneurysm is a rare congenital lesion, formed when the ductus arteriosus fails to close with aneurysmal formation at the aortic isthmus. Diagnosis, management, and pathophysiology of both lesions are discussed.
McKeown
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Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa 33606, USA.
Conant
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PA
D000293:Adolescent; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004240:Diverticulum / Q000150:complications*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications