Midaortic Syndrome and Renovascular Hypertension Program

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Case study

This patient had severe long segment midaortic syndrome that was diagnosed early in life and treated with repeated angioplasty and stenting to allow her to grow to full adult size. 

When she was 12 years old and had completed her growth spurt, she underwent a thoracoabdominal aortic bypass procedure using a PTFE (Gortex) graft. 

The ability to safely perform repeated aortic angioplasty and stenting allowed us to delay final surgical treatment until the child reached her final adult height, eliminating problems that are created when a synthetic graft is placed in a small growing child. 

This type of staged approach requires careful coordination between all members of the MAS-RAS multidisciplinary team.

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