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A minimally invasive tunneled descending thoracic aorto-left common iliac artery bypass successfully resolved hypertension and buttock pain in a 30-year-old female with middle aortic syndrome, allowing for a subsequent uncomplicated full-term pregnancy.
Case Report (n=1)
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Aortoiliac bypass was performed in a 30-year-old female with middle aortic syndrome presenting with hypertension and buttock pain prior to planned pregnancy.
May inform select middle aortic syndrome cases; leaves open need for prospective validation before wider adoption.
We report a rare case of a 30-year-old female who had a long-standing history of middle aortic syndrome that was being managed nonsurgically. She presented with hypertension and buttock pain with plans to become pregnant. She underwent an aortoiliac bypass.
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Rabenstein et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Middle aortic syndrome (n=1). Tunneled descending thoracic aorto-left common iliac artery bypass was evaluated on Resolution of symptoms and successful pregnancy. A minimally invasive tunneled descending thoracic aorto-left common iliac artery bypass successfully resolved hypertension and buttock pain in a 30-year-old female with middle aortic syndrome, allowing for a subsequent uncomplicated full-term pregnancy.
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