Cvitkovic T, Petena E, Sarikouch S, Neubert L, Beerbaum P, Horke A, Bobylev D. Idiopathic Aneurysm of the Aortic Arch in an Infant.
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2022;
11:e54-e57. [PMID:
36134142 PMCID:
PMC9484867 DOI:
10.1055/s-0042-1750426]
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Abstract
Congenital aortic aneurysms are rare disorders, usually associated with genetic aortic syndromes. Here, we describe the case of an idiopathic aortic arch aneurysm which had been diagnosed prenatally by fetal echocardiography. The diagnosis was confirmed after birth in the neonatal period and successful surgical resection of the aneurysm was performed at the age of 3 months. The idiopathic etiology of the aneurysm, its localization, and the early surgical resection render this case very unusual.
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