False Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta Caused by a Sternal Wire

Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta

Between January 1983 and March 1988 25 patients with aneurysms of the ascending aorta were operated, out of these only 15 (56%) electively. Acute incompetence (10) were the main indications for operation. Poststenotic aneurysms (2), mycotic (2) and saccular sclerotic (1) aneurysms have also been observed. A rare case of a ruptured ascending aorta due to histologically and serologically proven B...

A Case of Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta

When a snapped sternal wire stabbed the aorta.

Fig. 1. This 44-year-old male, who had a history of aortic root replacement for acute aortic dissection 9 years ago, suffered impending rupture of dissecting aneurysm in the distal aortic arch. He underwent replacement of the aortic arch and stent graft implantation into the descending aorta. Two weeks later, the sternum was dehisced, but the cut end of the snapped wire was remote from the aort...

Pulmonary Stenosis Produced by Aneurysm of the Ascending Aorta.

Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta in a patient with ascending aorta aneurysm and our surgical procedure

Methods We presented the case of 58-year-old man. He admitted to our hospital with for chest pain. Chest computed tomography showed that the ascending aorta was 55 mm and a pseudoaneurysm was observed about 2 cm of noncoronary cusp. Arterial access to establish cardiopulmonary bypass performed via the right common femoral artery. Venous cannulation was performed with right atrial double-stage c...