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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2023; 11(01): 044-046
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1757950
Case Report

Repair of a Late Presentation Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm following Coarctation Repair

Autoren

  • Robert J. Moon

    1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom
  • Cristiano Spadaccio

    1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom
  • Andrew J. Duncan

    1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom
  • Mohamad N. Bittar

    1   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lancashire Cardiac Centre, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, United Kingdom

Funding None.

Abstract

We report the case of a 44-year-old gentleman who underwent coarctation repair at the age of 7 years. He was lost to follow-up and represented. Computed tomography scan demonstrated a 9.8-cm diameter aortic aneurysm involving the distal aortic arch and proximal descending aorta. Open surgery was performed to repair the aneurysm. The patient made an unremarkable recovery. He was followed up 12 weeks later, and significant improvement in preoperative symptoms was observed. This case demonstrates the importance of long-term follow-up.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 20. Dezember 2021

Angenommen: 06. Juli 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
27. Februar 2023

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