The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 69, 397-401, Copyright © 1975 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Saccular aneurysm of ascending aorta caused by granulomatous aortitis in a child
GL Zumbro, LB Henley and RL Treasure
This report describes a 7-year-old boy who underwent successful surgical
excision of a saccular aneurysm of the ascending aorta caused by giant cell
aortitis. The aneurysm was removed by lateral aortorrhaphy without
cardiopulmonary bypass. The clinical manifestations and appropriate
surgical therapy of granulomatous aortitis in childhood are discussed.