title: Spontaneous rupture of the right sinus of valsalva mimicking an ascending aortic intramural hematoma.
abstract: Spontaneous ruptures of the ascending aorta are extremely rare and require emergent surgical intervention. We report a case of a delayed diagnosis of a spontaneous, localized periostial rupture of a nondilated right sinus of Valsalva, which mimicked an intramural hematoma of the ascending aorta. The diagnosis and surgical management of this unusual pathology is the subject of this case report.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, University of Verona Medical School, Verona, Italy. frankono@libero.it
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Onorati
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Santini
authors.forename: Mariassunta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Telesca
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faggian
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*