Delayed manifestation of abdominal aortic stenosis in a child presenting 10 years after blunt abdominal trauma

We report the case of a 13-year-old boy who, at 3 years of age, was a rear seat–restrained passenger in a high-speed motor vehicle crash necessitating segmental small-bowel resection. The patient remained well for 10 years; then he began to have exercise-induced fatigue in his lower extremities. Rou...

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Published in:	Journal of vascular surgery Vol. 44; no. 5; pp. 1104 - 1106
Main Authors:	Diaz, José A., Campbell, Brendan T., Moursi, Mohammed M., Boneti, Cristiano, Kokoska, Evan R., Jackson, Richard J., Smith, Samuel D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01-11-2006 Elsevier
Subjects:	Abdominal Injuries - complications Abdominal Injuries - diagnosis Adolescent Angioplasty - methods Aorta, Abdominal - diagnostic imaging Aorta, Abdominal - injuries Arterial Occlusive Diseases - diagnosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases - etiology Arterial Occlusive Diseases - surgery Biological and medical sciences Blood and lymphatic vessels Cardiology. Vascular system Diagnosis, Differential Diseases of the aorta Follow-Up Studies Humans Male Medical sciences Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography Vascular surgery: aorta, extremities, vena cava. Surgery of the lymphatic vessels Wounds, Nonpenetrating - complications Wounds, Nonpenetrating - diagnosis Human Aortic stenosis Abdominal trauma Cardiac valvular disease Abdominal disease Surgery Cardiovascular disease Child
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