Aortic dissection in children: case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aortic dissection is rare in both children and adults. Misdiagnosis is common because of hidden symptoms, insufficient knowledge among pediatricians, and lack of consensus and guidelines. We aimed to report the clinical features of patients and enhance the diagnostic awareness of aortic dissection in children with acute chest pain or trauma, avoid delayed diagnosis and the subsequent worsening of clinical outcomes.

Case description

We presented three cases of pediatric aortic dissection and summarized our findings from the literature. We treated a 13-year-old boy with Stanford Type A aortic dissection, a 9-year-old boy with Stanford Type B aortic dissection, and an 11-year-old boy with Stanford Type A aortic dissection. Two patients had spontaneous aortic lesions,

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11921325 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature