Surgical Treatment of Isolated Interrupted Aortic Arch in a Young Female Diagnosed during Pregnancy.

Autor: Taşar M; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: mehmet.tasar@hotmail.com., Yaman ND; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey., Eyileten Z; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey., Uysalel A; Cardiovascular Surgery Department, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of vascular surgery [Ann Vasc Surg] 2015; Vol. 29 (4), pp. 842.e15-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2014.12.032
Abstrakt: Interrupted aortic arch (IAA) is a very rare pathology characterized by luminal discontinuity between ascending and descending aorta. IAA is commonly treated in pediatric ages, but the surgery is rarely used for adult patients. In this case report, we aimed to present a successful surgery in a young woman in whom IAA was diagnosed during pregnancy.
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Databáze: MEDLINE