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Giant Thoracic Aneurysm Associated with Coarctation of the Aorta

Mehmet ah Topcuolu, MD, Orhan Kemal Salih, MD, Bülent Kisacikolu, MD, Cem Kayhan, MD, Tümer Ulus, MD

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Çukurova University Adana, Turkey

For reprint information contact: Mehmet ah Topcuolu, MD Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Faculty of Medicine Çukurova University Balcali, Adana 01330, Turkey Tel: 90 322 338 6627 Fax: 90 322 338 6656

A 39-year-old male with low back pain, fatigue, and nausea of 2 years duration was referred with a suspected mass in the left lung. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a giant aneurysm associated with a coarctation of the descending thoracic aorta. A Dacron tube graft was interposed. Histopathologic examination revealed atherosclerosis of the aneurysmal wall.