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Spontaneous Aortic Dissection in a 14‐Year‐Old Adolescent
Author(s) -
Jeganathan Reubendra,
Badmanaban Balaji,
Gladstone Dennis
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2005.00099.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , aortic aneurysm , surgery , aneurysm , aorta
We describe a case of a 14‐year‐old boy with a spontaneous aortic dissection. The diagnosis was suspected and confirmed with an urgent transthoracic echocardiogram and computer tomography (CT). He underwent an immediate surgery with tube graft replacement of the ascending aorta using a biological glue to reinforce the distal false lumen. Although the immediate postoperative course was uneventful, he continued to have a persistent distal false lumen, which was observed to be enlarging in size on close follow‐up. Potential causes of this complication are discussed along with the various different etiologies for aortic dissection in this rare age group.