title: Late thoracic pseudo-aneurysm causing collapse of vascular prostheses.
abstract: The outcome of patients with thoracic vascular prostheses is usually uneventful. We report two cases of collapse of thoracic vascular prostheses which occurred ten and forty years, respectively, after the implantation. The diagnoses were obtained preoperatively by CT-scan or NMR and angiography. Both patients were successfully treated with prosthetic replacement by an open approach.
authors: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Milan, MultiMedica Clinic, Sesto S Giovanni, Italy. maurizio.salati@fastwebnet.it
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: Salati
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Moneta
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Donatelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000601:surgery; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001017:Aortic Coarctation / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography; D001807:Blood Vessel Prosthesis; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome