Successful balloon dilation of an abdominal coarctation of the aorta in a patient with presumed Takayasu's aortitis

✍ Scribed by Kashani, Iraj A. ;Sklansky, Mark S. ;Movahed, Hamid ;Lucas, Victor W. ;Rothman, Abraham

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1996
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 434 KB
• Volume: 38
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-6569
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0304(199608)38:4<406::aid-ccd18>3.0.co;2-c

✦ Synopsis

An 11-year-old male with a severe abdominal aortic coarctation, presumably secondary to aortitis, underwent successful percutaneous balloon dilation that resulted in near-complete relief of the obstruction. lntravascular ultrasound imaging showed a major endovascular tear immediately following dilation and satisfactorily excluded significant branch (superior mesenteric) artery compromise. Arterial remodeling was demonstrated with persistence of the gradient relief over a 12-month follow-up period. c 1996 wiiey-~ims. Inc.