Thoracoabdominal coarctation of the aorta: Surgical repair in a 7-year-old boy

Author: Nomura Koji  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 1344-4964

Source: The Japanese Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol.53, Iss.4, 2005-04, pp. : 227-229

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Abstract

Atypical coarctation of the lower descending or the abdominal aorta is a relatively rare disease which occurs in about 0.5 to 2% of all coarctation cases. The majority of these diseases present with circumscribed narrowing of the abdominal aorta. However, we treated a 7-year-old boy with a rare form: a long, diffuse hypoplasia of the thoracoabdominal aorta.