Treatment of abdominal aortic pseudoaneurysm with covered stents in a pediatric patient.
An occasional complication of redilating stents placed in children is false aneurysm. We report the use of covered stents to treat a false aneurysm of the abdominal aorta in an adolescent girl with neurofibromatosis and abdominal coarctation of the aorta.
The Heart Center for Children, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA 19134, USA.
M S
MS
Khan
J W
JW
Moore
D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon / Q000009:adverse effects; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002932:Cineangiography; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017253:Neurofibromatoses / Q000150:complications; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects
D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible