MDCT evaluation of congenital mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa aneurysm: implications for the aetiology and differential diagnosis

Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Jan;39(1):80-3. doi: 10.1007/s00247-008-1029-0. Epub 2008 Oct 23.

Abstract

Mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa aneurysm is a rare disease whose aetiology remains a matter of debate. Here we present the youngest reported patient with the disease, a 6-month-old boy, without a history of infection, which supports a congenital origin as initially proposed. Multidetector-row CT (MDCT) surpassed echocardiography in delineating the intracardiac anatomical details with high spatial resolution, confirming the important problem-solving role of MDCT in the diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Aneurysm / congenital*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aortic Aneurysm / etiology
  • Aortic Valve / abnormalities*
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Contrast Media
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Iohexol
  • Male
  • Mitral Valve / abnormalities*
  • Mitral Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Iohexol