title: Pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta 16 years after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after cardiac surgery is a rare but life threatening complication, which can result in rupture. Pseudoaneurysms are usually related to the aortic cannulation, the proximal site of graft anastomosis, or the suture line of aortotomy, and often occur after mediastinal infection. We report a case of pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta associated with aortic cannulation and the proximal anastomosis of a saphenous vein graft without an obvious history of mediastinal infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan. masato26@fujita-hu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tochii
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hoshino
authors.forename: Kan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: Motomi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000267:Tissue Adhesions; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome