title: Pseudocoarctation of the aorta complicated by thoracic aortic aneurysm.
abstract: Pseudocoarctation is a rare anomaly involving kinking or buckling of the aorta without a pressure gradient across the lesion, considered to be a benign entity warranting no specific intervention. An uncommon case of pseudocoarctation associated with aortic aneurysm formation in 21-year-old woman is described. Pathological findings suggested that the etiology was anomalous development of the aorta in association with pseudocoarctation; therefore, careful follow-up of patients affected by pseudocoarctation is mandatory.
authors: Department of General and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan. keiichi@kimura-md.jp
authors: Keiichi
authors: K
authors: Kimura
authors: Hiroshi
authors: H
authors: Ohtake
authors: Hiroki
authors: H
authors: Kato
authors: Noriyoshi
authors: N
authors: Yashiki
authors: Shigeyuki
authors: S
authors: Tomita
authors: Go
authors: G
authors: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult