Hypoplasia of the abdominal aorta--a case report.

Desai, S R; Kalamdani, A A; Kulkarni, A G

Hypoplasia of the abdominal aorta--a case report.

Date

2004-04-22

Authors

Desai, S R

Kalamdani, A A

Kulkarni, A G

Abstract

Infrarenal aortic coarctation is a very uncommon vascular disease. It has been named as hypoplasia of abdominal aorta, mid aortic dysplasia, mid aortic syndrome, atrophy of aorta, atresia of the terminal aorta & atypical coarctation. The pathogenesis is still controversial. Hypertension is an almost universal feature of this disorder. We present a case report with postmortem findings of a young female patient having hypoplasia of abdominal aorta for its rarity.

Citation

Desai SR, Kalamdani AA, Kulkarni AG. Hypoplasia of the abdominal aorta--a case report. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2004 Apr; 47(2): 274-7