title: Surgical repair of a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement.
abstract: We report the case of a patient with a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aortic clinically diagnosed 5 months after surgical replacement of the aortic valve. Diagnosis was confirmed with the aid of two-dimensional echocardiography and helicoidal angiotomography. The corrective surgery, which consisted of a reinforced suture of the communication with the ascending aorta after opening and aspiration of the cavity of the pseudoaneurysm, was successfully performed through a complete sternotomy using extracorporeal circulation, femorofemoral cannulation, and moderate hypothermia, with no aortic clamping.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares de Cascavel, Policlínica de Cascavel, Cascavel, PR, 85806-050, Brazil.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: de Almeida
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kahrbek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanomaru
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography