This case concerns a 61-year-old woman presenting with middle aortic syndrome treated by an aortoaortic thoracoabdominal polytetrafluoroethylene bypass and a right renal Dacron bypass. The case was atypical because of the patient's advanced age at the time of clinical presentation.
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