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CASE STUDIES

Repair of Aortic Coarctation in an Adult by Direct Aortoplasty

Nicholas Charokopos, PhD, Panagiotis Artemiou, MD, Polychronis Antonitsis, PhD, Efthymia Rouska, MD, Ioannis Stinios, MD

First Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

Nicholas Charokopos, PhD, Tel: +30 6977014054, Fax: +30 2310340034, Email: charokoposnick{at}hotmail.com, 22 Grigoriou E’ St., Panorama, 552 36 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Various techniques have been proposed for surgical correction of aortic coarctation in adults. We describe direct aortoplasty repair in a 28-year-old woman with native coarctation. Four-year follow-up with magnetic resonance angiography confirmed a good result. This is a safe and effective technique that provides enlargement of the aortic lumen by avoiding extensive anastomotic suture lines or interposition of prosthetic graft material.

Key Words: Aortic Coarctation • Thoracic Surgical Procedures

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann 2009; 17:516-518
© 2009 by SAGE Publications
DOI: 10.1177/0218492309348632




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