Repair of a recurrent pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta in an atomic bomb survivor with myelodysplastic syndrome.
The occurrence of infective aortic pseudoaneurysms tends to be intractable and difficult to treat. We experienced a very rare case of a recurrent infective pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta that occurred after cardiac surgery in an atomic bomb survivor with myelodysplastic syndrome. The pseudoaneurysm was successfully repaired using a femoral artery autograft with an omentopexy and the patient recovered well without any recurrence.
Hattori
Reiji
R
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kansai Medical University, 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Hirakata, Osaka, Japan. hattori@hirakata.kmu.ac.jp
Nakao
Yoshihisa
Y
Okada
Takayuki
T
Johno
Hiroyuki
H
Enoki
Chiharu
C
Sumida
Tomohiko
T
Imamura
Hiroji
H
D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000785:Aneurysm, Infected / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery; D005107:Explosions; D005263:Femoral Artery / Q000637:transplantation; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000150:complications*; D054043:Nuclear Weapons; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017741:Survivors