Late aneurysm after subclavian flap aortoplasty for coarctation of the aorta.

Kino, K; Sano, S; Sugawara, E; Kohmoto, T; Kamada, M · Ann Thorac Surg · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Late aneurysms are common after repair of coarctation of the aorta by prosthetic patch aortoplasty but are rare after subclavian flap aortoplasty. We present the case of a 14-year-old boy who underwent a grafting procedure for a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm after subclavian flap aortoplasty for coarctation of the aorta when he was 2 years old. This is the fifth report of late aneurysm formation after subclavian flap aortoplasty.

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