title: Diagnosis of abdominal aortic hypoplasia by state-of-the-art MR angiography.
abstract: Abdominal aortic hypoplasia is a rare vascular variant with possible major clinical sequelae when the renal arteries are also involved. The condition is thought to result from embryonic overfusion of the two dorsal aortas. The diagnosis may be considered in patients presenting with hypertension in the neonatal period and severely reduced or absent arterial pulses in the groin. We present contrast-enhanced state-of-the-art magnetic resonance angiography imaging findings in an 8-year-old boy with abdominal aortic hypoplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Hospital, Peter Debijelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Fred J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Prakken
authors.forename: Peter J E H M
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kitslaar
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: van de Kar
authors.forename: Simon F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Robben
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leiner
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media