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İriz E, Tak S, Yiğiter EN, Leventoğlu E, Demirtaş H, Akkuzu E, Uysal Yazıcı M, Fidan K, Dalgıç A. A rare cause and an even rarer treatment of hypertension in a 5-year-old boy: Mid-aortic syndrome. Nephrology (Carlton) 2024; 29:230-234. [PMID: 38109884 DOI: 10.1111/nep.14262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023]
Abstract
Renal artery stenosis is one of the common vascular diseases that cause hypertension in children. However, renal artery aneurysms and abdominal aortic aneurysms, which may be components of mid-aortic syndrome, are rarely associated with renal artery stenosis. Despite its rarity, early diagnosis and treatment are critical to prevent fatal complications. Currently, non-surgical invasive techniques are considered the first choice for treatment, but in some cases, surgery is inevitable. Here, we present a 5-year-old boy with a mid-aortic syndrome. The patient presented with a history of severe headache and epistaxis 5-6 times a day and was diagnosed with hypertension. A 9 × 9 mm saccular aneurysm on the anterior surface of the abdominal aorta at the level of the left renal artery ostium, and a 12 mm aneurysm in the left renal artery after a stenotic segment at the hilum level was detected in the doppler USG and contrast-enhanced imaging techniques. The patient was operated on electively. We used a PTFE patch to repair the abdominal aorta and, saphenous vein which was taken from his father to repair the renal artery. The patient recovered well and was discharged on the 18th day.
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Affiliation(s)
- Erkan İriz
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Baek SM, Lee YS, Song MK, Lee SY, Bae EJ, Kim GB. Computed Tomography Measurement of the Aorta in Midaortic Syndrome in Children and Adolescents and Their Clinical Manifestations and Outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol 2024:10.1007/s00246-023-03399-0. [PMID: 38285085 DOI: 10.1007/s00246-023-03399-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
Midaortic syndrome (MAS) presents challenges in diagnosis due to the absence of well-defined diagnostic criteria in pediatric patients. This retrospective study aimed to aid in the diagnosis of MAS by employing computed tomography (CT) to measure the z-score of the aorta as well as to identify and understand its clinical features. CT images, echocardiography findings, and medical records of 17 patients diagnosed with MAS between 1997 and 2023 were reviewed, and z-scores were calculated. Aortic size on follow-up CT, blood pressure, and left ventricular function and hypertrophy at the last follow-up were analyzed, and possible prognostic factors were examined. Except for one patient, all individuals exhibited a z-score below - 2 at the level corresponding to stenosis. Left ventricular dysfunction occurred more frequently in patients aged < 5 years (p = 0.024). Patients with idiopathic MAS showed a better prognosis in terms of blood pressure and follow-up aortic size (p = 0.051 and 0.048, respectively). CT-measured aortic z-scores may be useful for the diagnosis and follow-up of MAS.
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Affiliation(s)
- Seung Min Baek
- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 101 Daehak-ro, Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea.
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