Multivisceral fibromuscular dysplasia in childhood: case report and review of the literature.
We report here a 9-year-old girl with fibromuscular dysplasia of many muscular arteries including both renal and internal carotid arteries, the celiac artery, superior mesenteric artery, and one external carotid artery. She suffered from severe renovascular hypertension with beginning secondary cardiac decompensation, typical angina abdominalis, and neurological signs, including severe headaches and hemianopsia. Surgery was performed for all major vessels and the outcome is good 2.5 years after the operation. The clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, and treatment options of fibromuscular dysplasia in childhood are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
Sandmann
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Clinic for Vascular Surgery, University Clinics, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany.
Schulte
K M
KM
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005352:Fibromuscular Dysplasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography