title: Giant aneurysm of Valsalva's sinus: diagnosis and preoperative planning using 64-slice computed tomography.
abstract: We describe a giant unruptured acquired aneurysm of the noncoronary sinus of Valsalva, which was detected incidentally in a 30-year-old rugby player with clinical suspicion of dermatomyositis. Sixty-four-slice cardiac computed tomography showed a giant aneurysm (diameters: 91 x 78 x 100 mm) of noncoronary sinus of Valsalva compressing both atrial chambers. The patient underwent cardiac surgery according to the Tirone David technique based on the information provided by cardiac computed tomography.
authors: Department of Radiology and Cardiology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Parma, Italy.
authors: Anselmo A
authors: AA
authors: Palumbo
authors: Erica
authors: E
authors: Maffei
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Martini
authors: Claudio
authors: C
authors: Reverberi
authors: Andrea
authors: A
authors: Agostinelli
authors: Francesco
authors: F
authors: Nicolini
authors: Alessandro M
authors: AM
authors: Budillon
authors: Bruno
authors: B
authors: Borrello
authors: Cesare
authors: C
authors: Beghi
authors: Tiziano
authors: T
authors: Gherli
authors: Filippo
authors: F
authors: Cademartiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome