title: Transverse aortic arch replacement associated with MAGIC syndrome: case report and literature review.
abstract: We report a case of ascending and transverse aortic arch aneurysm repair with aortic valve replacement in a patient with MAGIC syndrome (mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage), the unusual setting of both Behçet's disease and relapsing polychondritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School, Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caceres
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Estrera
authors.forename: L Maximilian
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Buja
authors.forename: Hazim J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Safi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D005260:Female; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D014456:Ulcer / Q000150:complications