Reconstruction of a Giant Main Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Using a Porcine Root in an Adult Patient

Pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) is a rare disorder with difficult diagnosis and debated management in literature due to the limited number of cases. Even if definitive treatment PAA surgery, consistent guidelines still need be developed help surgeons determine when intervention appropriate. We report case 77-year-old female diagnosed central measuring 61 mm at contrast-enhanced computerized tomography scan which was treated surgically. The patient underwent successful elective complete pulmonary root replacement Medtronic Freestyle (Medtronic Inc, Minneapolis, MN) porcine root. Postprocedural recovery follow-up 12 months were uneventful.