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CC BY 4.0 · Aorta (Stamford) 2015; 03(03): 118-120
DOI: 10.12945/j.aorta.2015.14.070
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Rare Case of Vaginal Delivery in Giant Aortic Aneurysm

Ekaterina Luneva
1   Department of Connective Tissue Disorders, North-West Federal Medical Research Center, St Petersburg, Russia
,
Maria Samokhvalova
2   Department of Radiology, Clinic Skandinavia, St Petersburg, Russia
,
Artem Pakhomov
3   Medical Director, PLC CMRI, St Petersburg, Russia
,
Lubov Mitrofanova
4   Department of Pathomorphology, North-West Federal Medical Research Center, St Petersburg, Russia
,
Eduard Malev
1   Department of Connective Tissue Disorders, North-West Federal Medical Research Center, St Petersburg, Russia
,
Vladimir Uspenskiy
5   Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, North-West Federal Medical Research Center, St Petersburg, Russia
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Publication History

08 November 2014

16 February 2015

Publication Date:
24 September 2018 (online)

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Abstract

A 33-year-old woman underwent successful vaginal delivery despite previously unsuspected 8-cm ascending and 6-cm descending aortic aneurysms. These were repaired immediately after delivery.

Key Words

Aortic aneurysm - Vaginal delivery - Aortic dissection
 

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