title: Aneurysmal dilatation of ascending aorta and aortic insufficiency in juvenile spondyloarthropathy.
abstract: Aortic insufficiency is a well-recognized complication of adult spondyloarthropathy but rare in juveniles, and no report is associated with aneurysmal dilatation at any age. We describe rapidly progressive aortic insufficiency with aneurysmal dilatation of ascending aorta in a 15-year-old boy with juvenile spondyloarthropathy, necessitating a Bentall operation.
authors.affiliation: Rheumatism Center, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: T H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: S Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D001027:Aortography; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014651:Vasa Vasorum / Q000473:pathology