title: Successful surgical treatment of a pseudoaneurysm after composite graft replacement of the aortic valve and ascending aorta: report of two cases.
abstract: Composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve has now become a safe surgical procedure; however, early and late complications still frequently occur. Anastomotic dehiscence after a composite graft replacement is one potentially lethal complication. We herein report two cases of a pseudoaneurysm caused by dehiscence of the right coronary anastomosis, and the proximal aortic anastomosis. A follow-up with an echocardiogram and computed tomography scan was found to be very useful and accurate. We thus successfully treated two cases of pseudoaneurysm using either Bentall's or Carbrol's procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Kobe University, School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuji
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kozawa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male