Paediatric middle aortic syndrome with endovascular treatment in East Malaysia
- Author:
Ong Guang HONG
1
;
Benjamin Leong Dak Keong
Author Information
1. Department of General Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
- Publication Type:Case report
- From:
The Medical Journal of Malaysia
2018;73(1):57-59
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Middle-aortic syndrome is a surgically curable cause ofchildhood hypertension. Open surgery is traditionallyoffered but with the advance of medical technology,endovascular approached is available in many country.Failure to control BP in open surgery is as low as 4.1%compares to 13% in endovascular approaches. However,mortality is 4% in open surgery almost 2 times higher than2.3% in endovascular approach. This article presents a caseof 10 years old child treated successfully withoutcomplication with endovascular balloon dilatation, as a firstcase of such disease in East Malaysia.
