Cord-like Atresia of the Abdominal Aorta Due to Takayasu Arteritis in Middle Aged Woman: A case Report.
- Author:
Bong Keun LEE
1
;
Sung Rae CHO
;
Bong Gyun CHO
;
Jae Wha LEE
;
Young Duk JOH
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular surgery, College of Medicine Kosin University, Busan, Korea. srcho@kosinmed.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Takayasu's arteritis;
Aortic atresia;
Aorta, abdominal
- MeSH:
Aorta;
Aorta, Abdominal*;
Aorta, Thoracic;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Female;
Humans;
Middle Aged*;
Renal Artery;
Takayasu Arteritis*;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2001;34(11):870-874
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic non-specific inflammatory arteriopathy that involves primarily the first branches of aortic arch but may also affect the aorta and any of its primary branches. A characteristic trait of the disease is that most of the patients are young females of mainly Asian and South American origin. Recently, we experienced a rare case of Takayasu arteritis which showed a cord-like atresia of abdominal aorta just below renal arteries in 52-year-old woman. We performed a side to side bypass graft from descending thoracic aorta to abdominal aorta just above the aortic bifurcation with a 18mm PTFE(polytetrafluoroethylene) vascular graft. The postoperative course was uneventful.
