Repair of aortic coarctation in an adult by direct aortoplasty.
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.
Charokopos
Nicholas
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First Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. charokoposnick@hotmail.com
Artemiou
Panagiotis
P
Antonitsis
Polychronis
P
Rouska
Efthymia
E
Stinios
Ioannis
I
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