Eleven-year follow-up after descending thoracic aorta replacement in a small child.
Eleven years after the prosthetic replacement of a hypoplastic thoracic aorta in a 3.5-year-old child, there was normal growth of the aortic arch and abdominal aorta without signs of restenosis. This case illustrates that growth of the aorta can be normal after replacement of its thoracic part in a growing child.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, German Heart Institute Berlin. alexi@dhzb.de
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D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors