Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância
The authors report a case of an abdominal aortic aneurism involving all visceral branches minus the Inferior Mesenteric artery in a 4-year-old girl. There was sugestive evidence that the arterial disease had an inflamatory or infectious etiologic factor. The most probable etiological factors could b...
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doaj-82a59e88a68e4cb7bceb10c1a1f23e2c2020-11-24T21:23:01ZengColégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesRevista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões1809-454625214114310.1590/S0100-69911998000200014S0100-69911998000200014Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infânciaAbdo Farret NetoJeancarlo Fernandes CavalcanteRenato Vilar FurtadoThe authors report a case of an abdominal aortic aneurism involving all visceral branches minus the Inferior Mesenteric artery in a 4-year-old girl. There was sugestive evidence that the arterial disease had an inflamatory or infectious etiologic factor. The most probable etiological factors could be salmonelas infection of the arterial wall or Takayasu's disease secondary to tuberculosis. The treatment with antibiotic to salmonelas infection during ten days, followed by tuberculostatic therapy for six months was chosen. Concerning the age, the arteries involved and the inflamatory aspect of the aneurysm, the surgical option became an alternative to the clinic treatment in case of any future evidence of the aneurysm enlargement. The patient became asymptomatic as soon as the antibiotic has been started. The control of the aneurysm evolution will be made by ecography each three months.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-69911998000200014&lng=en&tlng=enAbdominal aneurismAneurism in childhoodAortic aneurism |
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Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância |
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Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância |
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Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância |
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Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância |
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Aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância |
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aneurisma de aorta abdominal na infância |
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Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões |
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The authors report a case of an abdominal aortic aneurism involving all visceral branches minus the Inferior Mesenteric artery in a 4-year-old girl. There was sugestive evidence that the arterial disease had an inflamatory or infectious etiologic factor. The most probable etiological factors could be salmonelas infection of the arterial wall or Takayasu's disease secondary to tuberculosis. The treatment with antibiotic to salmonelas infection during ten days, followed by tuberculostatic therapy for six months was chosen. Concerning the age, the arteries involved and the inflamatory aspect of the aneurysm, the surgical option became an alternative to the clinic treatment in case of any future evidence of the aneurysm enlargement. The patient became asymptomatic as soon as the antibiotic has been started. The control of the aneurysm evolution will be made by ecography each three months. |
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Abdominal aneurism Aneurism in childhood Aortic aneurism |
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