title: Complementary role of cardiac computed tomography and Doppler-echocardiography in the evaluation of an uncommon case of giant pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta complicated by fistula to the pulmonary artery.
abstract: This report describes the case of previous type-A aortic dissection treated with the placement of a termino-terminal prosthesis, which developed a large peri-prosthetic pseudoaneurysmatic sac, detected by CT, performed 2 years after the surgery. This raised the suspicion of a communication between the pseudoaneurysmatic sac and the aortic lumen, but was not able to show it directly. Transthoracic echocardiography confirmed the presence of the fistula, showing a systo-diastolic color Doppler jet signal connecting these two structures.The complementary role of these two diagnostic techniques allowed a complete evaluation of this complex pathology.
authors.affiliation: Centro Cardiologico Monzino, IRCCS, Milan, Italy. daniele.andreini@ccfm.it
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Andreini
authors.forename: Gianluca
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pontone
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Formenti
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agnifili
authors.forename: Saima
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mushtaq
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pepi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods*; D001159:Arterio-Arterial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D018619:Echocardiography, Doppler, Pulsed; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents