Aortic aneurysms following repair of coarctation of the aorta

Panel A: Maximum-intensity-projection contrast-enhanced MR angiogram of a 34-year-old man with history of aortic coarctation operated on at age 14 years with prosthetic patch aortoplasty placement of a Dacron (DuPont) patch. There is a pseudoaneurysm (arrows) in the region of aortic isthmus where coarctation was repaired.
Panel B: Three-dimensional volume-rendered image in 58-year-old woman shows severe recurrent aortic coarctation (arrow), with abnormal aneurysmal enlargement of adjacent segments of thoracic aorta

MR: magnetic resonance.

(A) Reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Roentgenology. Shih MP, Tholpady A, Kramer CM, et al. Surgical and endovascular repair of aortic coarctation: Normal findings and appearance of complications on CT angiography and MR angiography. American Journal of Roentgenology 2006; 187:W302. Copyright © 2006 American Roentgen Ray Society.
(B) Reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Roentgenology. Karaosmanoglu AD, Khawaja RD, Onur MR, Kalra MK. CT and MRI of aortic coarctation: Pre- and postsurgical findings. American Journal of Roentgenology 2015; 204:W224. Copyright © 2015 American Roentgen Ray Society.

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Aortic aneurysms following repair of coarctation of the aorta