Late pseudoaneurysm formation after repair of the descending aorta.
We report a case of a 71-year-old hypertensive female patient presenting with haemoptysis and retrosternal pain from a leaking pseudo-aneurysm associated with a Dacron onlay patch used to repair a coarctation of the aorta 27 years earlier. This case illustrates a late and potentially fatal complication of this type of operation and describes a recent technique to reach the exact diagnosis and location of the aneurysm.
Cardivascular Surgery and Radiology, Columbia Hôpital de la Tour, Meyrin-Geneva, Switzerland.
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M
Schmuziger
P A
PA
Schneider
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L
Bouchardy
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F
Simonet
J T
JT
Christenson
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013997:Time Factors