Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricle near the non-coronary sinus valsalvae after aortic valve replacement.

نویسندگان

  • J P Muller
  • O Reuthebuch
  • R Jenni
  • M I Turina
چکیده

Fourteen days after aortic valve replacement a 60-year-old male patient presented with sternal infection. Subsequent transesophagal echocardiography revealed a huge and pulsatile pseudoaneurysm near the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva. To prevent potential rupture pseudoaneurysm was resected and aortic root replaced with a homograft. Under antibiotic therapy postoperative course was uneventful (Figs. 1 and 2).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

دوره 25 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2004