title: A left pulmonary artery aneurysm secondary to pulmonary hypertension.
abstract: We report a case of pulmonary trunk aneurysm extending into the left pulmonary artery, due to pulmonary hypertension secondary to mitral valve disease. The mitral valve was replaced with a bileaflet mechanical prosthesis. A Dacron graft interposed between main trunk and left pulmonary artery branch, and right pulmonary branch attached to the graft in an end-to-side fashion. Early postoperative angiogram revealed a very successful treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kadir Has University, Medical Faculty, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul 80320, Turkey. bingur@comnet.com.tr
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sonmez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tansal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korkut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yagan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Demirsoy
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Arbatli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Aytekin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006976:Hypertension, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery