Congenital abdominal aortic aneurysm in the infant: case report and review of the literature.
Congenital abdominal aortic aneurysms are a distinct entity from acquired aortic aneurysms. The authors present the case of a 6-week-old boy with a 6-cm aneurysm involving the abdominal aorta and common iliac arteries. Three other cases of congenital aortic aneurysms are reviewed, and an approach to these rare patients is discussed. J Pediatr Surg 36:657-658.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall St., Little Rock, AR 72202, USA.
J R
JR
Mehall
D A
DA
Saltzman
J C
JC
Chandler
J N
JN
Kidd
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Wells
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SD
Smith
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