Successful repair of ascending aortic aneurysm due to Takayasu's arteritis.
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.
Tireli
Emin
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Istanbul Medical Faculty Istanbul University Istanbul, Turkey. dr_murat_basaran@hotmail.com
Korkut
A Kubilay
AK
Kafali
Eylül
E
Basaran
Murat
M
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