Case Report: Surgical management of giant multiple aneurysms after Kawasaki disease in a teenager
Kawasaki disease (KD), or mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome, is a rare systemic inflammatory condition predominantly affecting children under 5 years of age. Complications such as giant coronary artery aneurysms, although rare due to advancements in treatment, remain life-threatening. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has been a well-established treatment for severe coronary lesions caused by KD. In rare cases of ischemic cardiomyopathy in pediatric patients, heart transplantation may be the only option. We report a case of a 15-year-old male with a history of KD diagnosed at 9 months of age, complicated by giant coronary aneurysms of the left anterior descending and right coronary arteries, who underwent a successful double CABG using the left internal mammary artery) and a saphenous vein graft.
Authors
- Lorenzo Giovannico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9583-1581)
- Tomaso Bottio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-2983)
- Giuseppe Fischetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8804-8013)
- Massimo Antonio Padalino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-9670)
- E Massari
- M. Lombardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8660-8663)
- Nicola Di Bari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3606-2118)
- Domenico Parigino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4062-6935)
- Ugo Vairo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8942-2098)
- Giovanni Meliota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9924-4915)
Institutions
- Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII (IT)
- University of Bari Aldo Moro (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1622729
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00