[Spontaneous regression of a false aneurysm of the ascending aorta following surgery for dissection].
We report the case of a 50-year-old man admitted to hospital for a type A aortic dissection. After conventional surgical repair, he was asymptomatic and underwent computed tomography imaging at 15 days, 3 and 6 months. The first CT scan showed a small perigraft circulating false aneurysm which totally disappeared on the last exam. This case emphasizes the potential role of CT scan in the follow-up of patient after aortic surgery and the likely favorable outcome of some false aneurysm.
Haziza
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Service de Radiologie vasculaire, Hôpital Broussais, Paris.
Mousseaux
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Gaid
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Khoury
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W
Fruchaud
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Leca
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Gaux
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D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006406:Hematoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed