An infrarenal aortic hypoplasia presented with claudication.
We describe a case of infrarenal aortic hypoplasia in a 52-yr-old woman who presented with claudication. Computed tomographic angiography revealed an abrupt absence of the infrarenal aorta, with collateral flow reconstituting the iliofemoral systems. After a polytetrafluoroethylene graft was interposed between the aortic stump and the iliac bifurcation, the patient's claudication resolved.
Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Seoul, Korea. soi@eulji.ac.kr
Su-Ah
SA
Sung
Young-Hwan
YH
Hwang
So-Young
SY
Lee
Young-Kwon
YK
Cho
Tae-Won
TW
Kwon
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007383:Intermittent Claudication / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene