title: [Aortic root replacement for aortic dissection and aortic regurgitation due to aortitis syndrome].
abstract: Aortic aneurysms and aortic regurgitation (AR) with aortitis syndrome are occasionally reported in young women. We report a case of aortic dissection with severe AR in an 8-year-old girl. The patient underwent aortic root replacement with a composite graft. Pathological report revealed aortitis syndrome and steroid therapy was continued to suppress further inflammatory vascular reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maekawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Minagawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sadahiro
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Niki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasa
mesh_terms: D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013625:Takayasu Arteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis