Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement

Postsurgical pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare and serious complication of cardiovascular surgery that requires a surgical solution of urgency due to its high complexity. A case of a 40 year old female, white skin color, that due to severe aortic regurgitation underwent surgical trea...

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Main Authors: Osvaldo Valdés Dupeyrón, Geraldo Céspedes Arias, Boris Mederos Osorio, Pedro Pupo Suárez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas. Cienfuegos 2010-07-01
Series:Medisur
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Online Access:http://www.medisur.sld.cu/index.php/medisur/article/view/734
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Summary:Postsurgical pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare and serious complication of cardiovascular surgery that requires a surgical solution of urgency due to its high complexity. A case of a 40 year old female, white skin color, that due to severe aortic regurgitation underwent surgical treatment for aortic valve replacement. During the immediate postoperative period began with a fever, he made a meticulous study that included contrast computed tomography, through which diagnosed the presence of a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta, was taken to the operating room, they found two sacks pseudoaneurismatics at the site where the suture was carried out previous.
ISSN:1727-897X