The Ross procedure has emerged as a good alternative for aortic valve disease, particularly in children and young people in whom repair is not possible.1 Although the procedure is safe, complications related to the pulmonary autograft have been described.2 One of these complications has been reported on only two occasions,3,4 but was potentially severe: pseudoaneurysm of the autograft. A total ...

The Ross procedure has emerged as a good alternative for aortic valve disease, particularly in children and young people in whom repair is not possible.1 Although the procedure is safe, complications related to the pulmonary autograft have been described.2 One of these complications has been reported on only two occasions,3,4 but was potentially severe: pseudoaneurysm of the autograft. A total ...

The high accuracy of multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) in evaluating prosthetic valve disorders has been confirmed. This, we believe, is the 1st report of the use of MDCT to detect and evaluate left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) pseudoaneurysms in patients who have undergone aortic valve replacement with prosthetic valves. We used MDCT to scan 21 such patients, 3 of whom had a sma...

A 32-year-old female patient with previous Bentall operation and mitral valve repair surgery due to severe aortic insufficiency, mitral valve insufficiency, and ascending aortic aneurysm was admitted to our hospital with serious dyspnea, fatigue, and mild chest pain. Two-dimensional echocardiography demonstrated a markedly dilated basal aorta and cardiac chambers. Thoracic computed tomography s...

1. Choi SY, Jin U, Suh JH, Kim YH. Chronic post-traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the innominate artery with an associated bovine aortic arch resulting in airway obstruction. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2008;34:669. 2. Cothren CC, Moore EE. Postraumatic innominate artery pseudoaneurysm. J Am Coll Surg. 2005;201:806–7. 3. Dhaliwal RS, Luthra S, Goyal S, Behra S, Krishna R, Ba K. Traumatic giant pseudoane...

Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta, which are rare and life-threatening complications in cardiovascular surgeries, can be caused by the Bentall procedure. We describe a 44-year-old woman, who had a medical history of acute aortic dissection (Type A) and the Bentall procedure and was admitted because of exertional dyspnea, edema of the lower extremities, ascites, and holosystolic murmur in t...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In patients with hemoptysis and a history of aortic surgery, the possibility of aortobronchopulmonary fistula must always be considered. The objective of this study was to report a rare case of hemoptysis due to aortobronchopulmonary fistula in the late postoperative period of aortic surgery. CASE REPORT Female patient, 34 years, surgical correction of aortic coarcta...

This communication describes a modi®ed aortic root replacement technique using a cryopreserved allograft consisting of the aortic conduit and its branch. This method was applied in a patient suffering from infective pseudoaneurysm which had developed after aortic root replacement using an arti®cial graft with a mechanical aortic valve. A piece of the innominate artery obtained from the aortic a...

A 57-year-old woman with a medical history of hypertension and a Bentall operation 4 years previously, for aortic dilatation and severe aortic regurgitation, was admitted with deteriorating dyspnoea. There were no clinical or haematological signs of infection. The echocardiographic examination revealed a dilated and volume overloaded left ventricle (LV) and free inward and outward blood flow al...

The treatment of acute aortic pathologies continues to evolve with enhanced imaging capabilities. This case report highlights the rapid progression of penetrating atherosclerotic ulcer to pseudoaneurysm development and subsequent treatment with thoracic endovascular stent graft.