Saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm in adolescence with tuberous sclerosis.

Takumi Umibe Hironobu NishioriShintaro KoizumiHiroki IkeuchiGoro Matsumiya

Published in: Clinical case reports (2024)

A 15-year-old girl who was diagnosed with tuberculous sclerosis complicated with a saccular aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA), measuring 19 × 18 mm in diameter. The patient underwent open repair of AAA using a 11 mm straight prosthetic graft. It is important to screen for AAA in adolescents diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis regularly.

Keyphrases

abdominal aortic aneurysm
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young adults
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