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An Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in an 8-Month-Old Girt with Tuberous Sclerosis
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- Issue Date
- 2009-05
- Publisher
- European Society for Vascular Surgery
- Citation
- EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; Vol.37(5); 569-571
- Keywords
- Tuberous sclerosis ; Abdominal aortic aneurysm
- Abstract
- The association between an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and tuberous sclerosis (TS) is rare. An 8-month-old girt presented with a seizure, and the clinical evaluation reveated TS. An abdominal evaluation showed a 3-cm infrarenal AAA. A normal diameter of infrarenal aorta for an 8-month-old girt is about 6 mm. The patient underwent an open repair with a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) prosthesis. The pathology showed a toss of elastin fibres in the media of the aorta. The graft was patent on computed tomography (CT) angiography, performed 4 months after the operation. However, the patient died of complications related to seizures 5 years after the surgery. The graft remained patent until the time of death.
- ISSN
- 1078-5884
- Language
- English
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