Fibromuscular dysplasia of the aorta presenting as multiple recurrent thoracic aneurysms

Jasim M. Radhi; Roxane McKay; Michael J. Tyrrell

doi:10.1007/BF01617396

International Journal of Angiology, Table of Contents

Int J Angiol 1998; 7(3): 215-218
DOI: 10.1007/BF01617396

Original Articles

Fibromuscular dysplasia of the aorta presenting as multiple recurrent thoracic aneurysms

Jasim M. Radhi¹ , Roxane McKay² , Michael J. Tyrrell³

¹Department of Pathology, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
²Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
³Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Presented at the 38th Annual World Congress, International College of Angiology, Cologne, Germany, June 1996

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Abstract

A 17-year-old boy, who had undergone resection of aortic coarctation with a large saccular aneurysm 10 years previously, developed recurrent aneurysms above and below the site of a Gore-Tex interposition graft. These were resected using femoral-femoral bypass, and the upper thoracic aorta was replaced with a Hemashield Dacron tube. Histology of the aorta showed fibromuscular dysplasia. In addition to aortic dissection and aortic rupture, such patients may be at risk of forming further aneurysms.

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