PEDIATRICS Vol. 49 No. 1 January 1972, pp. 40-45
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THE SYNDROME OF "MESENTERIC ARTERITIS" FOLLOWING SURGICAL REPAIR OF AORTIC COARCTATION

Report of Nine Cases and Review of the Literature

Edgar C. K. Ho M.D.1 and Arthur J. Moss M.D.1

1 Division of Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

The mesenteric arteritis syndrome describes a group of complications which may follow surgical repair of coarctation of the aorta. The etiology is unknown but there appears to be a direct relationship to the hypertension which is observed in the postoperative period in these cases. Recognition of this complication and early treatment of the hypertension with antihypertensive drugs will shorten the duration of symptoms, and may prevent the development of bowel necrosis and possible death.

Submitted on April 26, 1971
Accepted on July 6, 1971




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