Combination of traumatic pseudoaneurysm of descending thoracic aorta and bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis in a young adult.
We report on a 26-year-old man who injured in an automobile accident and developed post-traumatic bicuspid aortic valve endocarditis associated with severe regurgitation. In addition, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a pseudoaneurysm of the descending thoracic aorta. The combination of medical and surgical therapy led to a favorable outcome.
Pappa
Eugenia
E
Korantzopoulos
Panagiotis
P
Karanikis
Pavlos
P
Kountouris
Evaggelos
E
Ntatsis
Anastasios
A
Siogas
Konstantinos
K
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000293:injuries*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents