US demonstration and diagnosis of the midaortic syndrome.
The midaortic syndrome is a rare entity, typically presenting with hypertension, refractory to treatment. The diagnosis is usually made by arteriography. We report a child in whom the diagnosis was made by ultrasound, confirmed by arteriography and successfully treated by balloon dilatation.
Adams
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The Radiology Department, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Ladywood Middleway, Birmingham B16 8ET, UK.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006978:Hypertension, Renovascular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013577:Syndrome; D014463:Ultrasonography