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Ectasia
(redirected from Annuloaortic ectasia)

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ectasia [ek′tā·zhə]
(medicine)
Dilation, especially of a hollow organ.
Ectasia 

limited dilatation of the lumen of a hollow organ or blood vessel. Ectasia may be congenital, as in the case of bronchiectasis and telangiectasia. However, the condition occurs more often as a result of stenosis, above which the lumen of a hollow organ dilates. It is treated by surgery.
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Aortic insufficiency resulting from annuloaortic ectasia and ascending aortic aneurysm together with aortic coarctation rarely occur, and surgical treatment is difficult.
Two-stage successful surgery in an aortic coarctation case operated ... by Erkut, Bilgehan; Kocogullari, Cevdet Ugur; Ozyazicioglu, Ahmet; Kocak, Hikmet / The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology (Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi)
 
 
 
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