Trans-aortic repair of a sinus of valsalva aneurysm.
Sinus of Valsalva aneurysms are rare and vary in their presentation and approach of surgical repair. We report on a case of isolated right sinus of Valsalva aneurysm that underwent successful excision and patch repair with individual sutures placed through the annulus of the aortic valve.
First Division of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantation Services, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. emmanouil_kapetanakis@yahoo.com
Emmanouil I
EI
Kapetanakis
Constantinos
C
Ieromonachos
George
G
Stavridis
Theofani A
TA
Antoniou
George
G
Athanassopoulos
Dennis V
DV
Cokkinos
Peter A
PA
Alivizatos
D000368:Aged; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography