title: Management of an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with a bicuspid aortic valve and a coarctation in an adolescent.
abstract: Ascending aortic aneurysms are commonly associated with bicuspid aortic valves in adults but are rarely seen in childhood. We now report the management of an ascending aortic aneurysm in a 12-year-old male with an associated bicuspid aortic valve and a coarctation.
authors: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Izmit, Turkey.
authors: Koksal
authors: K
authors: Binnetoglu
authors: Cenk Eray
authors: CE
authors: Yildiz
authors: Kadir
authors: K
authors: Babaoglu
authors: Gurkan
authors: G
authors: Altun
authors: Gurkan
authors: G
authors: Cetin
mesh_terms: D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000002:abnormalities*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic