All issues > Volume 30(4); 1987

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1987;30(4):441-449. Published online April 30, 1987.

Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty in Four Children with Takayasu's Arteritis.

Byung Kiu Park¹, Sejung Sohn¹, Chung Il Noh¹, Young Soo Yun¹, Chang Yee Hong¹, Kyung Mo Yeon², In One Kim²

¹Departments of Pediatrics , College of Medicine, Seoul National University
²Departments of Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University

Abstract

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 thought to be the valuable alternative or complementary method of the reconstructive vascular surgery in the treatment of Takayasu’s arteritis. But the further follow-up observation on these patients is necessary to evaluate the long term results.

Keywords :Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty;Takayasu’s arteritis.