XXXX . A follow-up study after surgical treatment in infancy and childhood.

@entity1 @entity101 @entity854 @entity1498 @entity1566
Between 1951 and 1973, 138 @entity1 aged 0 to 12 years were operated on for @entity1498 . Ten of 18 @entity1 died early. There were 3 late deaths, 2 occurred suddenly and 1 after reoperation. Three of the 125 late survivors had severe, 19 had slight symptoms, while 103 had no complaints, 3 of whom refused examination. The remaining 122 cases were examined between 2 and 24 years (mean 10.9 years) after the operation. Two @entity1 had sequelae from an operative @entity1566 and 2 had late hemipareses (traumatic in one). Recoarctation, defined as arm/leg pressure gradient exceeding mmHg, totally occurred in 18.7%, and in 4 of 7 cases operated on in infancy. @entity101 without recoarctation was observed in 17.2% and associated @entity854 in 18% of the late survivors. It is suggested that the optimal age for surgical repair of @entity1498 is between 4 and 6 years of age. A long-term follow-up is recommended in all @entity1 .
