title: Mid aortic syndrome: a rare vascular disorder.
abstract: Coarctation of abdominal aorta, Middle aortic syndrome (MAS) is a rare disease with only 200 reported cases. MAS may present clinically as uncontrolled hypertension, abdominal claudication or lower limb claudication. Surgical treatment is effective in controlling symptoms and improves life expectancy. We present another case of this rare entity, diagnosed and treated at Armed Forced Institute of Cardiology and Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi. This is the second reported case of MAS diagnosed and treated in Pakistan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi.
authors.forename: Ahsin Manzoor
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bhatti
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.forename: Umair
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Siddique
authors.forename: Sohail
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatta
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006772:Hospitals, Military; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult