title: Management of a pulsatile mass coming through the sternum. Pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta 35 years after repair of tetralogy of Fallot.
abstract: We describe a case of an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm during long-term follow-up after repair of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). The patient had a complex cardiac surgical history with multiple operations for the correction of TOF. The aneurysm was located at the presumed site of previous aortic cannulation. It was initially treated percutaneously with an Amplatzer septal occluder device, with limited early success. After 12 months it was found to have migrated into the sac and open surgical repair was undertaken successfully.
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust, London, SE1 7EH, UK. izwanattia@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Rizwan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Attia
authors.forename: Prem
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Venugopal
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitaker
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D011859:Radiography; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055989:Septal Occluder Device / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013249:Sternum; D013771:Tetralogy of Fallot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods