Pseudocoarctation, frequently called kinking or buckling of the aorta, is arare condition, thought to be of a congenital origin and characterized by elongation and kinking ofthe aorta at the level of the ligamentum ar...Pseudocoarctation, frequently called kinking or buckling of the aorta, is arare condition, thought to be of a congenital origin and characterized by elongation and kinking ofthe aorta at the level of the ligamentum arteriosum, without a pressure gradient across the lesion.Misdiagnosis is often encountered and its treatment remained controversial. Herein we report a caseof pseudocoarctation of the aorta associated with aneurysm formation.展开更多
文摘Pseudocoarctation, frequently called kinking or buckling of the aorta, is arare condition, thought to be of a congenital origin and characterized by elongation and kinking ofthe aorta at the level of the ligamentum arteriosum, without a pressure gradient across the lesion.Misdiagnosis is often encountered and its treatment remained controversial. Herein we report a caseof pseudocoarctation of the aorta associated with aneurysm formation.
