title: Congenital musculoskeletal abnormalities associated with aortic, pulmonary and iliac aneurysms.
abstract: We present the case of a young patient with severe congenital musculoskeletal abnormalities. associated with different pathologies, with involvement of the arterial tree on both the systemic and pulmonary circulation, and involvement of the lungs due to thoracic hypoplasia. The presence of such extensive pathology raises the question of the suitability of such patients to undergo major corrective cardiac surgery procedures.
authors.affiliation: Clinical and Experimental Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Messina, Via Consolare Valeria, Messina, Italy. salvolentini@alice.it
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lentini
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zito
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gaeta
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D000328:Adult; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000209:etiology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D017543:Iliac Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009139:Musculoskeletal Abnormalities / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016312:Treatment Refusal