Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report

Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report

Aortic aneurysm is a rare but potentially lethal complication during pregnancy. In this article we described a 30-year-old woman with a large size descending aorta aneurysm (11 cm in length and 5.6 cm in its greatest diameter), who had two term uncomplicated pregnancies. The patient received prophy...

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Main Authors: Saghar Salehpour, Farah Farzaneh, Azadeh Akbari Sene, Parisa Taherzadeh Boroujeni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Aortic Aneurysm
Term Pregnancy
Caesarean Section
ß-Blocker Therapy
Online Access:https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/58
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spelling doaj-495bef1749154bdf9955b344aa7170ae2021-04-02T16:09:24ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesJournal of Family and Reproductive Health1735-89491735-93922008-12-012458Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case ReportSaghar Salehpour0Farah Farzaneh1Azadeh Akbari Sene2Parisa Taherzadeh Boroujeni3Department of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, IranDepartment of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, IranDepartment of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, IranDepartment of Obstetric and Gynaecology, Ayatollah Taleghani Hospital, Tehran, Iran Aortic aneurysm is a rare but potentially lethal complication during pregnancy. In this article we described a 30-year-old woman with a large size descending aorta aneurysm (11 cm in length and 5.6 cm in its greatest diameter), who had two term uncomplicated pregnancies. The patient received prophylactic ß-blocker drug during her second pregnancy. Both pregnancies were terminated by caesarean section without any serious complications. Postpartum period was recovered successfully, but a noticeable increase in aneurysm’s length was detected in the period between two pregnancies. https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/58Aortic AneurysmTerm PregnancyCaesarean Sectionß-Blocker Therapy
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author Saghar Salehpour
Farah Farzaneh
Azadeh Akbari Sene
Parisa Taherzadeh Boroujeni
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Farah Farzaneh
Azadeh Akbari Sene
Parisa Taherzadeh Boroujeni
Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report
Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
Aortic Aneurysm
Term Pregnancy
Caesarean Section
ß-Blocker Therapy
author_facet Saghar Salehpour
Farah Farzaneh
Azadeh Akbari Sene
Parisa Taherzadeh Boroujeni
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title Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report
title_short Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report
title_full Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report
title_fullStr Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Two Successful Term Pregnancies with a Large Descending Aorta Aneurysm: Case Report
title_sort two successful term pregnancies with a large descending aorta aneurysm: case report
publisher Tehran University of Medical Sciences
series Journal of Family and Reproductive Health
issn 1735-8949
1735-9392
publishDate 2008-12-01
description Aortic aneurysm is a rare but potentially lethal complication during pregnancy. In this article we described a 30-year-old woman with a large size descending aorta aneurysm (11 cm in length and 5.6 cm in its greatest diameter), who had two term uncomplicated pregnancies. The patient received prophylactic ß-blocker drug during her second pregnancy. Both pregnancies were terminated by caesarean section without any serious complications. Postpartum period was recovered successfully, but a noticeable increase in aneurysm’s length was detected in the period between two pregnancies.
topic Aortic Aneurysm
Term Pregnancy
Caesarean Section
ß-Blocker Therapy
url https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/58
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