1. Successful Operation for Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 5-Year-Old Boy With Tuberous Sclerosis.
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Sawan EB, Henaine R, Daou L, and Jebara V
- Subjects
- Angiography, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic diagnosis, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic etiology, Child, Preschool, Echocardiography, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Tuberous Sclerosis diagnosis, Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic surgery, Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation methods, Tuberous Sclerosis complications
- Abstract
The association of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and tuberous sclerosis (TS) is rare. A 5-year-old boy was diagnosed with a 7-cm calcified thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm (TAAA), and the clinical evaluation revealed TS. The patient underwent an open repair with a 14-mm polyester tube graft prosthesis. The pathologic examination showed nonspecific dystrophic changes with loss of elastin fibers in the media of the aorta. The graft was patent on computed tomographic angiography performed 1 month after the operation. Because of the high risk of rupture, early elective repair is suggested., (Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2015
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