Endovascular repair of dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm in a patient with Turner syndrome.

Purpose: To report a rare case of dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm in a young patient with Turner syndrome owing to complete or partial monosomy of the X chromosome.

Case Report: A 22-year-old patient with Turner syndrome presented with a 2-month history of voice loss and dysphagia. Multislice computed tomography (MSCT) disclosed a large (53x75-mm) aneurysm with focal dissection affecting the distal part of the aortic arch and the proximal descending aorta, partially involving the left subclavian artery.