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Case Report
A Case of Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Takayasu Arteritis
Hyun Cheol Lee, Moon Sang Park, Won Kyu Choi, Mee Kyung Namgoong, Hae Yong Lee, Beak Keun Lim, Hyung Goo Cho
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1993;36(2):280-286.   Published online February 15, 1993
Takayasu arteritis is a chronic inflammatory arteriopathy of unknown etiology affecting large vessels, particulary the aorta and its main branches. We experienced a case of Takayasu arteritis type III in a 9 years old girl. The diagnosis was made by physical examinations and digital subtration aortography(DSA) which showed occulsion of left subclavian artery and left renal artery and stenosis of abdominal...
Original Article
Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Four Children with Takayasu's Arteritis.
Byung Kiu Park, Sejung Sohn, Chung Il Noh, Young Soo Yun, Chang Yee Hong, Kyung Mo Yeon, In One Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1987;30(4):441-449.   Published online April 30, 1987
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PT A) was done in four children with Takayasu’s arteritis at Seoul National University Children’s Hospital in 1986. Successful results were obtained in all cases. But one child with narrowing of the innominate artery, thoracic aorta and occlusion of the left subclavian artery showed the most dramatic improvement clinically as well as radiologically because the lesions were focal. PT A is...