We report a case of ruptured mycotic aneurysm involving innominate artery requiring an urgent surgical treatment. A 62-yr-old woman presented with fever and dyspnea. Previously, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and received right hemicolectomy and one cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy. On echocardiogram, pericardial effusion was noted and emergency pericardiocentesis was performed. CT scan reve...

We report the case of a 63-year-old man, admitted after a traffic accident. Clinical examination found chest trauma, mandibular and long bone fractures but there was no cerebral ischemic signs. The chest X-ray showed a widening of the mediastinum; therefore an aortography demonstrated a false aneurysm, an intimal flap of the left common carotid artery (LCCA) and a middle aortic arch disruption....

The first successfully diagnosed and treated case of aorta-right atrial tunnel was reported by Coto et al. in 1980. The most common cause of aorta-right atrial tunnel is a ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms had been reported as early as 1840 by Thurnam; these were diagnosed at autopsy. With the advances in radiology, many cases of aorta-right atrial tunnel h...

It is well known that about one-third of the patients with Turner's syndrome have coarctation of the aorta; however, only a relatively small number of patients with Turner's syndrome and coarctation of the aorta have been found to also have an aortic aneurysm Patients with Turner's syndrome and aortic aneurysm but without coarctation of the aorta have been documented even less frequently.'" We ...

patent ductus arteriosus (pda) is an open communication between the upper descending thoracic aorta and the proximal left pulmonary artery, which results from persistence of the fetal ductus arteriosus. it may be isolated or occur with other congenital cardiac anomalies. aneurysms of the ductus arteriosus are rare lesions which may occur as a spontaneous. infantile fonn or occur in later childh...

Aneurysm of the thoracic aorta may follow severe, nonpenetrating injuries of the thorax unaccompanied by rib fractures. The aneurysms characteristically appear in the first portion of the descending aorta or less commonly in the proximal ascending portion. A large aneurysm, progressive enlargement, or symptoms may necessitate excision or repair. Such repair is now feasible. Traumatic aortic ane...

A67-year-old woman presented with clinical evidence of expansion of an aortic aneurysm previously acquired after a deceleration trauma. The patient complained of frequently recurring interscapular and back pain and beginning hoarseness. In the differential diagnostic workup, pneumothorax and pulmonary embolism were excluded. The patient underwent MRI of the thoracic aorta and gadolinium-enhance...

T WO UNUSUAL features have prompted us to report the following case of dissecting aneurysm of the aorta. The x-ray shadow of the aneurysm was interpreted as due to a paramediastinal effusion in a patient with known pulmonary tuberculosis. An attempted aspiration led to perforation through the dissection into the lumen of the aorta which resulted in a fatal cardiac tamponade. At necropsy the aor...