title: Descending aortic dissection post coarctation repair in a patient with Turner's syndrome.
abstract: Dissection of the descending aorta post coarctation repair in a patient with Turner's syndrome has rarely been described. A 45-year-old woman with Turner's syndrome had repair of coarctation by resection and interposition graft. Her postoperative course was uneventful. Chest X-ray two months postoperatively showed a hematoma in the proximal descending aorta, and a CT scan confirmed dissection distal to the coarctation repair, which was treated medically. Subsequent CT scanning one year later showed the hematoma resolving with no increase in the diameter of the dissected segment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. balaji@talk21.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Badmanaban
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mole
authors.forename: M A I
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sarsam
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014424:Turner Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis