title: Surgical management of a left anterior descending pseudoaneurysm related to Behcet's disease.
abstract: A 22-year-old woman suffering from Behcet's disease and severe angina was diagnosed with a left anterior descending coronary artery giant pseudoaneurysm. Preoperative investigations, surgical management, and its principles, as well as specific postoperative follow-up considerations are described.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. cvspiliotopoulos@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spiliotopoulos
authors.forename: Bobby
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yanagawa
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crean
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Overgaard
authors.forename: Stephanie J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Brister
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult