Annulo-aortic ectasia with DeBakey type II dissecting aneurysm in Gaucher's disease.
Annulo-aortic ectasia is an extremely rare complication of Gaucher's disease. We report successful surgery in a patient with Gaucher's disease complicated by annulo-aortic ectasia and aortic dissection. Cabrol's operation was accomplished without bleeding or sternal adaptation problems.
Nasu
M
M
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kobe City General Hospital, Japan.
Fujiwara
H
H
Sono
J
J
Okada
Y
Y
Miyamoto
S
S
Nishiuchi
S
S
Tatemichi
K
K
Shomura
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D005776:Gaucher Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates