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.
Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa 33606, USA.
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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