title: An idiopathic congenital abdominal aortic aneurysm with impending rupture in a 23-month-old boy.
abstract: Abdominal aortic aneurysms are distinctly uncommon in infants and children. These aneurysms, which are idiopathic in nature without any definite predisposing factors, are exceedingly rare. We present the case of a giant idiopathic congenital infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm with impending rupture in a 23-month-old boy, which was successfully treated with surgical repair using a cryopreserved cadaveric allograft. To the best of our knowledge, this is the oldest case and the third successful treatment of an idiopathic congenital abdominal aortic aneurysm repaired with a cryopreserved allograft in infants and children. Continued follow-up with multimodality imaging is required.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. ypcho@amc.seoul.kr
authors.forename: Yong-Pil
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Seong Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sun A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Heungman
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: Tae-Won
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kwon
mesh_terms: D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation; D015925:Cryopreservation; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000637:transplantation; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome