Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4305604 | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) is a recently reported autosomal dominant aortic aneurysm syndrome with widespread systemic involvement. Although connective tissue diseases carry a theoretical risk of aneurysmal degeneration in vein grafts, there are no reports of vein graft aneurysm (VGA) in patients with connective tissue disease. We herein report the first case of a giant VGA that was manifested 5 years after the reconstruction of a popliteal artery aneurysm associated with LDS. A pathologic examination of the VGA revealed high proteoglycan deposition and medial degeneration of the diffuse type in the VGA; these findings conformed to LDS.
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Authors
Sosei Kuma, Masaru Ishida, Jin Okazaki, Yoshio Arai, Michiya Hanyu, Katsumi Inoue,