Surgical exclusion of postsurgical pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta

Surgical exclusion of postsurgical pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta

Pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta after cardiac surgery is rare in children. We report a case of successful surgical exclusion of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a 15-year-old boy. The neck of the aneurysm was in close proximity to the right coronary artery (RCA).

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ramachandra Barik, Amar Narayana Patnaik, Ravintula Venkata Kumar, Rudra Prasad Mohapatra, Vikas Medep, Lalita Nemani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Annals of Pediatric Cardiology
Subjects:
Aortic pseudoaneurysm
aortic valve replacement
ascending aorta
cannulation site
device
exclusion
hypothermia
pseudoaneurysm
transcatheter
ventricular septal defect closure
Online Access:http://www.annalspc.com/article.asp?issn=0974-2069;year=2014;volume=7;issue=2;spage=135;epage=137;aulast=Barik

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