Saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm in adolescence with tuberous sclerosis

Autor: Takumi Umibe, Hironobu Nishiori, Shintaro Koizumi, Hiroki Ikeuchi, Goro Matsumiya
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Clinical Case Reports, Vol 12, Iss 4, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2050-0904
DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.8715
Popis: Key clinical message Abdominal aortic aneurysm complicated by tuberous sclerosis is rare, particularly in patients over the age of 10. It is important to screen for abdominal aortic aneurysm in adolescents diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis regularly. Abstract A 15‐year‐old girl who was diagnosed with tuberculous sclerosis complicated with a saccular aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA), measuring 19 × 18 mm in diameter. The patient underwent open repair of AAA using a 11 mm straight prosthetic graft. It is important to screen for AAA in adolescents diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis regularly.
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