title: Acquired pseudoaneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva.
abstract: Localized aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are uncommon. Repair is tailored to the defective anatomy of the sinus, the aortic valve, and the coronary artery. Herein, we report the successful surgical treatment of 2 patients who had unruptured pseudoaneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva. An evident fissure in the intima of the sinus of Valsalva was seen in both patients. Patient 1 was a 57-year-old man with annuloaortic ectasia who was diagnosed with pseudoaneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva. A thrombus that had formed in the pseudoaneurysm subsequently migrated into the right coronary artery. Aortic root remodeling was performed. Patient 2 was a 23-year-old man with a history of blunt chest trauma. He developed a pseudoaneurysm in the right sinus of Valsalva and tears on the aortic cusps. He underwent aortic valve replacement and repair of the Valsalva wall.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Narita Red Cross Hospital, Narita, Chiba 286-8523, Japan. iidahomburg@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iida
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sudo
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sunazawa
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ukita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications