title: Unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the pulmonary artery.
abstract: Congenital aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are rare lesions. Because the aortic root is central, the aneurysm can rupture into any cardiac chamber, and virtually all combinations of sinus and chamber fistulas have been described. Rupture into the pulmonary artery, however, is very rare. We encountered a 14-year-old boy with conal ventricular septal defect and right coronary cusp prolapse with an unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva into the pulmonary artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science, Japan. shiro@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shiraishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watarida
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katsuyama
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000473:pathology; D001023:Aortic Valve Prolapse / Q000473:pathology; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000473:pathology*; D006345:Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology*