BACKGROUND A postoperative pseudoaneurysm may develop and gradually expand in the mediastinal space even late following Bentall operation for aortic root replacement, particularly in patients with dissection of the aorta. METHODS A very large (148 mm) pseudoaneurysm originating of the right coronary ostium suture line was observed in a patient admitted with unstable angina 6 years after Benta...

383 The Editor, A 65‐year‐old male weighing 60 kg presented with chest pain for 1 week. He was a known hypertensive and diabetic for past 19 years, and suffering from Parkinson disease (PD) for past 5 years. Echocardiography and computed tomography scan of the chest revealed acute Type 1 aortic dissection and moderate ventricular dysfunction. The patient was on tablet telmisartan, metoprolol, r...

A 35-year old woman with a Bentall procedure 17 years previously, was addressed for repeated bleeding from a sternal sinus. Fistulography showed contrast material around the crimped prosthesis (Fig. 1). Homograft replacement of her composite prosthesis was performed. The postoperative course was uneventful. She is well and without recurrence 24 months later. European Journal of Cardio-thoracic ...

We report the case of young man with acute aortic dissection type A treated by Bentall operation. Postoperatively the patient was febrile and echocardiography revealed fluid collection around the aortic graft. Indicated surgery revealed sterile perigraft seroma which recurred after reoperation, Corticosteroids were therefore administered. Ten months after the Bentall operation the patient was t...

A 75-year-old man underwent a Bentall procedure and hemi-arch replacement with a Biovalsalva conduit (Vascutek Terumo, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and concomitant coronary re-vascularisation. Three days later, the patient underwent an uneventful re-sternotomy due to cardiac tamponade. During the procedure, blood was drained to release the tamponade; however, no primary area for blood loss was found...