True aneurysm of a Dacron tube graft 19 years after repair of coarctation of the aorta

Ann Thorac Surg. 2010 Sep;90(3):1000-1. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.01.082.

Abstract

We report a 31-year old woman who presented with acute onset of shortness of breath 19 years after multiple repairs of a preductal coarctation of the aorta using a Dacron tube graft. Imaging studies showed an aneurysm had developed in the tube graft. The aneurysmal tube graft was replaced during an open repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Polyethylene Terephthalates*
  • Prosthesis Failure*
  • Time Factors

Substances

  • Polyethylene Terephthalates