Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2001 Nov;34(11):870-874.
Cord-like Atresia of the Abdominal Aorta Due to Takayasu Arteritis in Middle Aged Woman: A case Report
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- 1Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular surgery, College of Medicine Kosin University, Busan, Korea. srcho@kosinmed.or.kr
- 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, College of Medicine Kosin University, Busan, Korea.
Abstract
- Takayasu arteritis is a chronic non-specific inflammatory arteriopathy that involves primarily the first branches of aortic arch but may also affect the aorta and any of its primary branches. A characteristic trait of the disease is that most of the patients are young females of mainly Asian and South American origin. Recently, we experienced a rare case of Takayasu arteritis which showed a cord-like atresia of abdominal aorta just below renal arteries in 52-year-old woman. We performed a side to side bypass graft from descending thoracic aorta to abdominal aorta just above the aortic bifurcation with a 18mm PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene) vascular graft. The postoperative course was uneventful.
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