Thoracic aortic aneurysm in a young infant with congenital aortic stenosis

Thoracic aortic aneurysm is uncommon in pediatric patients. 1,2 Its association with congenital valvar aortic stenosis is rarely seen in infants. 3 To the best of our knowledge there have been no prior reports of surgical treatment of an aortic isthmus aneurysm in an infant with critical aortic stenosis. We report our experience with this uncommon association in a 45-day-old infant who required aneurysmectomy and aortic balloon dilation.