[Atypical coarctation. Repair with Dacron graft and aortic sarcoma].
A patient with a localized severe stenosis of his lower thoracic aorta is described. He presented a coarctation like syndrome with hypertension, pulseless legs and left ventricular failure. At surgery a biopsy of the lesion and bypass graft were performed. Pathology diagnosed intimal hyperplasia. Twenty eight months later he developed a sarcoma.
Caralps Riera
J M
JM
Servicio de Cirugia Cardiaca Clinica Quiron, Barcelona.
Casas Vila
J I
JI
Montiel Serrano
J
J
Rodríguez Méndez
F
F
Ballester Rodés
M
M
Borrás Pérez
X
X
Juncadella Ferrer
E
E
Tintoré Ferrer
S
S
Bayés de Luna
A
A
D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012509:Sarcoma; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates