title: Novel repair for late posttraumatic aortic valve injury and root pseudoaneurysm.
abstract: We report a case of posttraumatic aortic valve regurgitation and pseudoaneurysm of the aortic root diagnosed 22 months after a road traffic accident. The surgical treatment consisted of exclusion of the pseudoaneurysm with direct closure of the entry tear in the right coronary sinus followed by insertion of a Toronto stentless prosthesis (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, MN). This surgical approach aimed to cover the repaired entry tear ensuring exclusion of the site. Recovery was uneventful and 12 month follow-up was unremarkable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Civile Umberto I, Venezia Mestre, Italy. andrventurini@libero.it
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venturini
authors.forename: Raimondo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ascione
authors.forename: Franco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciulli
authors.forename: Elvio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polesel
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moretti
authors.forename: Gianni D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zussa
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D009104:Multiple Trauma; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors