Immediate post-operative balloon dilatation of neonatal long segment stenosis of the descending thoracic aorta.
During surgical repair of a neonatal coarctation it was recognized that this was a rare, previously undescribed form of stenosis of the entire descending thoracic aorta. A few hours after the end-to-end surgical repair, the child underwent successful balloon angioplasty, involving the entire descending thoracic aorta, and in which we intentionally avoided the surgical site.
Ebeid
M R
MR
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Children s Hospital, 2500 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 39216, USA. mebeid@ped.umsmed.edu
Sarris
G E
GE
Drummond-Webb
J J
JJ
Prieto
L
L
Ratliff
N B
NB
Latson
L A
LA
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000792:Angiography; D000800:Angioplasty, Balloon; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*