title: [Rupture of thoracic aneurysm in a 10-year old boy].
abstract: A 10-year-old boy with a medical history of fatigue became nauseous, short of breath and cyanotic within 24 hours after a frightening incident. He was successfully resuscitated after a cardiac arrest. A CT scan revealed a ruptured aneurysm of the ascending aorta. During emergency surgery the ascending aorta and aortic arch were replaced with a 22 mm synthetic graft. No postoperative complications occurred. There was no associated trauma, syphilis, collagen diseases (Marfan's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome), congenital heart disease or autoimmune disease. The cause of the aneurysm and rupture remain unclear.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Kinderhartcentrum, Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, Locatie Wilhelmina Kinderziekenhuis, Postbus 85.090, 3508 AB Utrecht.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Noordzij
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Hanlo-Ploeger
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Meijboom
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001019:Aortic Rupture; D002648:Child; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D005239:Fear; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012151:Resuscitation
vernacular_title: Ruptuur van een thoracaal aneurysma bij een 10-jarige jongen.