Ductus arteriosus aneurysm in an adult patient presenting with hoarseness.
Aneurysm of the ductus arteriosus is a rare diagnosis, with most cases found in the pediatric population. The unusual adult cases reported in the literature have been associated with high morbidity and a surgical repair has been recommended. We report a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with hoarseness secondary to a ductus arteriosus aneurysm and underwent a repair of this abnormality via a left posterolateral thoracotomy utilizing partial cardiopulmonary bypass.
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Peter
P
Pastuszko
Joshua A
JA
Eisenberg
James T
JT
Diehl
D000783:Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000150:complications*; D006685:Hoarseness / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged