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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:248-250
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case Reports

Ascending aortic aneurysm associated with aortic insufficiency due to Takayasu’s arteritis

^a Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
^b Clinic for Pediatric Cardiology, University Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

Address reprint requests to Dr Kalangos, Clinic for Cardiovascular Surgery, University Cantonal Hospital of Geneva, 24, rue Micheli-du-Crest, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
e-mail: afksendyios.kalangos{at}hcuge.ch

We report the case of a child with an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with aortic insufficiency. Histopathological examination of the ascending aorta and aortic valve showed findings in favor of Takayasu’s arteritis, and subsequent evaluation of the entire aorta demonstrated the presence of multiple steno-occlusive lesions. This unusual clinical problem in the young population is discussed with regard to other eventual pathologies that should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis.

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