A Case of Emergent Cesarean Delivery followed by Graft Replacement of Hemiaortic Arch in a Patient with Ruptured Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm.
- Author:
Chel Hun CHOI
1
;
Young Ah KIM
;
Yong Soo SEO
;
Seong Jin CHOI
;
Soon Ha YANG
;
Jong Hwa KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Thoracic aortic aneurysm;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy induced hypertension
- MeSH:
Aortic Aneurysm;
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic*;
Female;
Humans;
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced;
Pregnancy;
Rupture;
Transplants*
- From:Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
2003;46(9):1813-1817
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Aortic aneurysms are extremely uncommon in women under age 40 and are rarely encountered by obstetricians. Various physiologic changes of pregnancy appear to make pregnancy a risky situation of rupture of an aortic aneurysm and pregnancy is discouraged in women with an aortic aneurysm. Development of pregnancy induced hypertension in women with an aortic aneurysm is a profound problem and their treatment is not established. We report a case of emergent cesarean delivery followed by aortic aneurysm replacement surgery in a patient with thoracic aortic aneurysm which was accompanied by pregnancy induced hypertension.
