[Aortic root replacement for aortic dissection and aortic regurgitation due to aortitis syndrome].
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.
Maekawa
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Department of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Pediatric Surgery, Yamagata University, Yamagata, Japan.
Yoshimura
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Y
Nakashima
K
K
Toyama
S
S
Minagawa
T
T
Sadahiro
M
M
Suzuki
H
H
Niki
T
T
Sasa
S
S
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