title: Congenital saccular aneurysm of coarctation of aorta: a case report.
abstract: True saccular aneurysm is exceptional in coarctation of aorta in children. A 6-year-old girl with headache and systemic arterial hypertension referred to our center for cardiovascular evaluation. Physical examination revealed high blood pressure and weak lower extremity pulses. Two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography and angiography demonstrated a saccular aneurysm of the descending aorta, 5×4 cm in size, associated with aortic coarctation. Aneurysmectomy was performed without cardiopulmonary bypass. The section of the aorta containing the coarctation and the aneurysm was resected and replaced with a 15-mm woven polyester graft. Histological examination revealed a thin walled aneurysm with hyalinosis changes and decreased elastic fibers.One-year echocardiographic follow-up revealed no gradient across of Dacron tube and hypertension decreased to normal level.
authors.affiliation: Shahid Madani Hospital, Khoram Abad University of Medical Sciences, Khoram Abad, Iran.
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teimouri
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Feridoun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sabzi
authors.affiliation: Imam Ali Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Samsam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dabiri
keywords: Aneurysm; Aortic coarctation; Child