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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2003;23:114-115
© 2003 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

True aneurysm of an internal thoracic artery patch used for repair of a coarctation of the aorta

^a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK
^b Department of Histopathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK

Received 10 April 2002; received in revised form 17 September 2002; accepted 7 October 2002.

* Corresponding author. Tel.: +44-7788-420004
e-mail: sanjaychaubey{at}hotmail.com

This report describes the formation of a true aneurysm 15 years after an internal mammary artery patch aortoplasty of an aortic coarctation. A true aneurysm was confirmed on histology. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case with such a complication.

Key Words: Coarctation • True aneurysm • Patch repair