Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques (Dec 2023)

Recurrent symptomatic aortic aneurysm in a young girl with tuberous sclerosis complex and review of the literature

  • Ayman M. Alrazim, MD,
  • Joshua K. Burk, MD, MBA,
  • Travis J. Wilder, MD,
  • Woosup Michael Park, MD,
  • William J. Yoon, MD,
  • Jae S. Cho, MD

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 4
p. 101261

Abstract

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An abdominal aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence in pediatric populations. When present, it is usually associated with an underlying etiology such as a connective tissue disorder, inflammatory process, or noninflammatory medial degeneration. In the present report, we describe the case of a girl with tuberous sclerosis complex who underwent successful emergency open repair of a symptomatic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm and recurrent type IV thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.

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