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  • Title: Dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm in a 16-year-old.
    Author: Salzberg MR, Kramer RJ.
    Journal: Ann Emerg Med; 1984 Mar; 13(3):191-3. PubMed ID: 6696307.
    Abstract:
    A 16-year-old boy presented with a one-hour history of left lower extremity pain and weakness, and was found to have a dissecting aortic aneurysm. The patient underwent emergency aortic angiography and immediate reparative aortic aneurysm surgery. He died on the fifth postoperative day. Because the majority of cases occur in the fifth to sixth decade of life, dissecting aortic aneurysm is a rare and usually fatal condition in adolescents. Potentially favorable outcome in this age group depends on prompt diagnosis and immediate medical and surgical intervention.
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