title: [Aneurysm of the aorto-coronary venous bypass. Apropos of a case disclosed by a pre-sternal mass and a review of the literature].
abstract: A 61 year old man was admitted with a pulsatile pre-sternal swelling ten years after saphenous vein coronary-artery bypass grafting. The precise diagnosis of this vascular tumor was not established despite various investigations. At reoperation, an aneurysm of the saphenous vein graft, eroding the sternum, was found. This rare complication of saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafting is described and a review of the literature is presented. Reoperation is mandatory for this uncommon alteration of the saphenous vein graft.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique et Cardio-Vasculaire, Hôpital Saint-Eloi, Montpellier.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Frapier
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Seguin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grolleau-Raoux
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Chaptal
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology* / Q000637:transplantation*; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Anévrysme d'un pontage veineux aorto-coronarien. A propos d'un cas révélé par une masse pré-sternale et revue de la littérature.