Surgical management of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a 2-year-old boy: a case report

Surgical management of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a 2-year-old boy: a case report

Abstract Background Aortic pseudoaneurysms are rare but life-threatening complications usually seen after cardiac surgery. The causes could be multifactorial such as infection or trauma. Case presentation We report the surgical management of a postoperative pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta caus...

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Main Authors: Merna Atiyah, Shazia Mohsin, Lama Al Faraidi, Khaled Al-Hawri, Abdulmajeed Al Otay, Khalid Al Najashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Ascending aortic pseudo-aneurysm
Congenital heart surgery
Coarctation repair
Case report
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-018-1625-z

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