Polytetrafluoroethylene patch repair of a saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 5-year-old boy

Richard D Spicer; Robert N Baird; Timothy M Hill

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.07.063

Polytetrafluoroethylene patch repair of a saccular abdominal aortic aneurysm in a 5-year-old boy

J Pediatr Surg. 2005 Nov;40(11):1808-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.07.063.

Authors

Richard D Spicer¹, Robert N Baird, Timothy M Hill

Affiliation

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 16291177
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2005.07.063

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy presented with acute abdominal pain and was subsequently found to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The aetiology remains obscure. Repair was accomplished with a PTFE patch and he remains well on follow up.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abdominal Pain / etiology
Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / surgery*
Blood Vessel Prosthesis*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Male
Polytetrafluoroethylene
Prosthesis Design
Surgical Mesh*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Polytetrafluoroethylene