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Transverse Aortic Arch Replacement Associated with MAGIC Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review

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Annals of Vascular Surgery

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We report a case of ascending and transverse aortic arch aneurysm repair with aortic valve replacement in a patient with MAGIC syndrome (mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage), the unusual setting of both Behçet’s disease and relapsing polychondritis.

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We thank Kirk Soodhalter for his editorial assistance.

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    Manuel Caceres MD, Anthony L. Estrera MD & Hazim J. Safi MD

  2. Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX, USA

    L. Maximilian Buja MD

  3. Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, 6410 Fannin Street, Suite 450, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

    Anthony L. Estrera MD

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Caceres, M., Estrera, A.L., Buja, L.M. et al. Transverse Aortic Arch Replacement Associated with MAGIC Syndrome: Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Vasc Surg 20, 395–398 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10016-006-9046-7

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