title: Ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the aorta with encapsulated mediastinal abscess after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Rupture of pseudoaneurysm of the aorta with chronic active mediastinitis after cardiac surgery is a catastrophic complication. We report a case of one-stage operation of urgent repair for ruptured pseudoaneurysm under deep hypothermic circulatory arrest, debridement of mediastinum, and omental transfer, with an uneventful postoperative course.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ureshino National Hospital, Fujitsu-gun, Saga, Japan.
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ueno
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Yasuo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koga
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017544:Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008480:Mediastinitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed