Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Child with Tuberous Sclerosis

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a Child with Tuberous Sclerosis

Tuberous sclerosis is known to be associated with neurologic, renal and cardiac lesions. We report a case involving a child with tuberous sclerosis who developed infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Surgical therapy was successful. Although aortic aneurysm is uncommon in children with tuberous scle...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annals of vascular surgery 1997-11, Vol.11 (6), p.637-639
Hauptverfasser: Tamisier, Daniel, Goutière, Françoise, Sidi, Daniel, Vaksmann, Guy, Bruneval, Patrick, Vouhé, Pascal, Leca, Francine
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Sprache:eng
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Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - etiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - pathology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal - surgery
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Tuberous Sclerosis - complications
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Zusammenfassung:Tuberous sclerosis is known to be associated with neurologic, renal and cardiac lesions. We report a case involving a child with tuberous sclerosis who developed infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm. Surgical therapy was successful. Although aortic aneurysm is uncommon in children with tuberous sclerosis, routine screening is necessary due to the high risk of death by rupture. Surgical treatment must be performed immediately.
ISSN:0890-5096
1615-5947
DOI:10.1007/s100169900104