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  • Title: Idiopathic thoracic aortic aneurysm at pediatric age.
    Author: Marín-Manzano E, González-de-Olano D, Haurie-Girelli J, Herráiz-Sarachaga JI, Bermúdez-Cañete R, Tamariz-Martel A, Cuesta-Gimeno C, Pérez-de-León J.
    Journal: Ann Vasc Surg; 2009 Mar; 23(2):258.e19-21. PubMed ID: 18809285.
    Abstract:
    A 6-year-old-boy presented with epigastric pain and vomiting over 1 year. Chest X-ray and esophagogastric transit showed a mediastinal mass. A chest computerized tomography angiogram demonstrated a descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. Analytical determinations carried out were all negative. The aneurysm was surgically repaired using a Dacron patch. The anatomopathological study described atherosclerotic lesions with calcifications, compatible with an atherosclerotic aneurysm wall. Aneurysms are uncommon in the pediatric population. Usually, no pathogenesis can be determined, and thus, such cases are grouped as idiopathic. Direct repair with or without patch is a therapeutic alternative in pediatric aneurysms and can allow the growth of the aortic circumference.
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