title: Successful repair of ascending aortic aneurysm due to Takayasu's arteritis.
abstract: A 2-year-old girl with Takayasu's arteritis and an ascending aortic aneurysm underwent successful graft replacement. Although aneurysms of the great vessels are rarely encountered, this disease should be considered in the differential diagnosis of ascending aortic aneurysms in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Istanbul Medical Faculty Istanbul University Istanbul, Turkey. dr_murat_basaran@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tireli
authors.forename: A Kubilay
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Korkut
authors.forename: Eylül
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kafali
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Basaran
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome