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An Approach to Point-Of-Care Ultrasound Evaluation of the Abdominal Aorta
Published on: September 8, 2023
Coarctation of aorta presenting as acute abdominal pain
Prakash Manikoth1, Raghavan Subramanyan, Shoba Menon
1Department of Pediatric Intensive Care, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. manikoth@omantel.net.com
Abstract:
Coarctation of aorta is the most common cardiovascular cause of secondary hypertension. The condition is correctable although early diagnosis is often not made. We report the case of a 9-year-old child who was admitted with severe intractable abdominal pain as the presenting symptom of post-subclavian coarctation of aorta with hypertension. His pain resolved after control of hypertension with parenteral antihypertensives and the narcotic analgesics. He subsequently underwent transcatheter balloon dilation of the coarctation of aorta and remains well with normal blood pressure on follow-up.
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