Surgical Treatment of a Ruptured Pseudoaneurysm of the Descending Thoracic Aorta Associated with Takayasu’s Arteritis - A Case Report of a 9-year-old Boy
Tat Bang Ho *
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Van Phung Doan
Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Cardiovascular Centre of Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Hoang Minh Pham
Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Cardiovascular Centre of Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Van Nam Le
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Cardiovascular Centre of Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Thanh Khanh Van Le
Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Cardiovascular Centre of Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Quyet Tien Tran
Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Department of Pediatric Heart Surgery, Cardiovascular Centre of Cho Ray Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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Abstract
Takayasu’s arteritis (TA) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the aorta and its major branches. Aortic aneurysm is a severe complication of TA, with an estimated mortality rate of 50% in patients that undergo surgery for a rupture [1]. We herein reviewed the clinical, paraclinical and operation characteristics of a 9-year-old male patient, who had a ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the thoracic aorta due to TA, and was successfully treated by open emergency surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass support.
Keywords: Takayasu’s arteritis, thoracic pseudoaneurysms.