Les coarctations de l'aorte abdominale: a propos de 4 observations avec revue de la litterature

ABSTRACT

4 cases of abdominal aorta coarctation were reported and 287 reviews in the world literature. The congenital or acquired origin remains discussed. The arterial hypertension may take up the anatomic obstacle but a renal ischemia either the diagnosis reposes on an arterial hypertension presence, fermoral pulse abolition and an abdominal breath. The systematic angiography confirms the diagnosis, precises the seat and the coarctation extend and the associated arterial affection in particular renal and appreciate the collateral circulation importance The surgical cure is for to be a systematic attitude because of difficulties on which expose some anatomic forms