Citation: News of Beam Diagnostics Belarus 1998 2: 34-35.
Marfan's syndrome.
Filippovich N. S.
Belarussian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Minsk.
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Figure 1. Marfan syndrome. Arahnodactily - elongation of phalanges. |
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Figure 2. Thoracic radiograph in the same patient shows interstitial
lung densities and left heart ventricle enlargement. Angiography (not shown)
revealed thoracic aorta aneurysm. |
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Figure 3. Continuation from Figure 2. Patient have been
underwent operation of ascending aorta and aortic valve prosthesis. (a)
PA chest radiograph 2 years after operation shows not prominent left heart
ventricle enlargement. |
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Figure 3. (b) Lateral chest radiograph shows aortic valve
artificial prosthesis. |
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Figure 4. The same patient 7 years later. PA chest radiograph
shows aortic arch and descending aorta aneurysm. Abdominal US exam (not
shown) confirmed aneurysm expansion on abdominal aorta. |
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