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Int J Angiol 1998; 7(3): 215-218
DOI: 10.1007/BF01617396
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Fibromuscular dysplasia of the aorta presenting as multiple recurrent thoracic aneurysms

Jasim M. Radhi1 , Roxane McKay2 , Michael J. Tyrrell3
  • 1Department of Pathology, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 2Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 3Department of Pediatrics, University of Saskatchewan and Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Presented at the 38th Annual World Congress, International College of Angiology, Cologne, Germany, June 1996
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23 April 2011 (online)

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Abstract

A 17-year-old boy, who had undergone resection of aortic coarctation with a large saccular aneurysm 10 years previously, developed recurrent aneurysms above and below the site of a Gore-Tex interposition graft. These were resected using femoral-femoral bypass, and the upper thoracic aorta was replaced with a Hemashield Dacron tube. Histology of the aorta showed fibromuscular dysplasia. In addition to aortic dissection and aortic rupture, such patients may be at risk of forming further aneurysms.