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Aortic aneurysm secondary to umbilical artery catheterization

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A 14-month-girl presented with an asymptomatic posterior mediastinal mass. She had a history of prematurity, umbilical artery catheterization, and sepsis. The diagnosis of aortic aneurysm was made by dynamic computed tomography. The aneurysm was successfully resected.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, New York Hospital, Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA

    A. R. Levin

  2. Department of Radiology, New York Hospital — Cornell Medical Center, 525 East 68th Street, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    P. W. Brill, P. Winchester, A. Y. Griffith, E. Kazam & K. Zirinsky

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Brill, P.W., Winchester, P., Levin, A.R. et al. Aortic aneurysm secondary to umbilical artery catheterization. Pediatr Radiol 15, 199–201 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02388613

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