title: Repair of aortic coarctation in an adult by direct aortoplasty.
abstract: Various techniques have been proposed for surgical correction of aortic coarctation in adults. We describe direct aortoplasty repair in a 28-year-old woman with native coarctation. Four-year follow-up with magnetic resonance angiography confirmed a good result. This is a safe and effective technique that provides enlargement of the aortic lumen by avoiding extensive anastomotic suture lines or interposition of prosthetic graft material.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. charokoposnick@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Charokopos
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Artemiou
authors.forename: Polychronis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Antonitsis
authors.forename: Efthymia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rouska
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stinios
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures