Mycotic aortic aneurysm in a child with aortic coarctation
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Mycotic pseudoaneurysm associated with aortic coarctation.
Development of a mycotic aneurysm or pseudoaneurysm after subacute bacterial endarteritis is uncommon. Nonetheless, patients with coarctation of the aorta are more likely to develop this complication. We describe a case of a large pseudoaneurysm discovered in a child with a previously undiagnosed aorta coarctation. Successful repair was performed with the aid of partial left heart bypass and th...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.11.043