title: Fibromuscular Dysplasia of the Aorta Presenting as Multiple Recurrent Thoracic Aneurysms
abstract: A 17-year-old boy, who had undergone resection of aortic coarctation with a large saccular aneurysm 10 years previously, developed recurrent aneurysms above and below the site of a Gore-Tex interposition graft. These were resected using femoral-femoral bypass, and the upper thoracic aorta was replaced with a Hemashield Dacron tube. Histology of the aorta showed fibromuscular dysplasia. In addition to aortic dissection and aortic rupture, such patients may be at risk of forming further aneurysms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Radhi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Tyrrell