title: Mid-aortic syndrome presenting with unusual stenoses.
abstract: We report on the case of a 13-year-old female presenting with dizziness and nausea related to high blood pressure. A complete medical evaluation revealed that the patient had middle-aortic syndrome (MAS), in which there was a severe stenosis of the abdominal aorta that affected her renal and visceral arteries. If left untreated, this syndrome may lead to serious complications such as renal insufficiency or congestive heart failure. Therefore, the decision was made to perform a thoracoabdominal surgery with surgical patch augmentation. The patient had successful postoperative recovery. We have reported this case to draw attention to the coarctation of abdominal aorta, a condition which should be considered in pediatric patients with hypertension, and to emphasize a successful treatment approach for MAS.
authors: Wuppertal Research and Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine and Angiology, Wuppertal, Germany. burgazlk@uni-koeln.de.
authors: K M
authors: KM
authors: Burgazli
authors: Sabine H
authors: SH
authors: Daebritz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012077:Renal Artery