Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a true aneurysm, meaning a localized dilation of the aorta caused by weakening of its wall, and involving all three layers (intima, media, and adventitia) of the arterial wall (Fig. 86-1). A false aneurysm, or pseudoaneurysm, is a collection of flowing blood that communicates with the arterial lumen but is not enclosed by the normal vessel wall; it is containe...

introduction aortic surgery has made much progress recently. yet the combination of aortic surgery and coronary artery bypass grafting has remained a major issue for the surgeons. patient and observation herein, we present a case of severe aortic insufficiency with aortic aneurysm concomitant with single coronary artery disease on the right coronary artery. the patient underwent bentall procedu...

Aortopulmonary fistula is an uncommon but often fatal condition resulting as a late complication of an aortic aneurysm. The most common cause is erosion of a false aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta into the pulmonary artery, resulting in the development of a left-to-right shunt and leading to acute pulmonary edema and right heart failure. We report an our experience with aortopulmonary ...

A 67 year old man presented with a two month history of haemoptysis-10-20ml of fresh blood about once a week. Eight years earlier he had undergone elective resection of a saccular aneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta of unknown aetiology. The aneurysm only had been excised and a Dacron onlay patch had been inserted. He had made an uneventful recovery and remained well until October (a) 198...

Mycotic aneurysms are localized and irreversible dilatations of the arteries caused by weakening and damaging the arterial wall by an invasive organism establishing infective arteritis. Mycotic aneurysm of the thoracic aorta is a rare event; however, it can be fatal if not diagnosed early or not treated appropriately. Clinical findings are usually nonspecific; however, c...

adjacent aortic walls.3 De Bakey and associates5’6 demonstrated the technical feasibility of resection of the ascending aorta for fusiform aneurysms with the aid of extracorporeal circulation. Reports of two successful attempts done by this group appeared in the literature in 1956 and 1957. The present report is that of a patient having a large fusiform aneurysm of the ascending aorta which had...

BACKGROUND In true aneurysm, the wall of aneurysm is composed of the normal histological components of aorta. A false aneurysm (pseudoaneurysm) represents a rupture which does not contain the normal histological components of aorta. It is a fibrous peel that has formed from a small perforation of aorta. We describe an unusual presentation that has signs which some of them are only manifested in...