Traumatic aneurysm of the suprarenal abdominal aorta: surgical reconstruction in a 7-yr-old patient.

A 7-yr-old sustained a gunshot wound of the upper abdomen lacerating the portal vein and liver requiring immediate repair. Postoperative angiograms demonstrated two false aneurysms of the aorta between the renal arteries and the superior mesenteric artery. On the thirteenth postoperative day the aneurysms were resected and a Dacron graft interposed between the level of the renal arteries and the celiac axis. The superior mesenteric artery was reattached utilizing a short segment Dacron graft. The boy made a good recovery and is normal after a 3-yr follow-up.