title: True aneurysm of an internal thoracic artery patch used for repair of a coarctation of the aorta.
abstract: This report describes the formation of a true aneurysm 15 years after an internal mammary artery patch aortoplasty of an aortic coarctation. A true aneurysm was confirmed on histology. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case with such a complication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK. sanjaychaubey@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaubey
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Griselli
authors.forename: Mary N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sheppard
authors.forename: Daryl F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Shore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008323:Mammary Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013997:Time Factors