title: Asymptomatic giant traumatic right coronary artery pseudoaneurysm caused by sternal fracture.
abstract: Giant traumatic coronary artery pseudoaneurysm is extremely rare, and very few cases of traumatic coronary artery aneurysm have been previously reported. We present a case of an asymptomatic, giant, traumatic right coronary artery pseudoaneurysm caused by blunt chest trauma and sternal fracture. The risk of rupture or peripheral embolization remains unclear, but we believe that pseudoaneurysm resection and coronary artery bypass grafting are adequate procedures for preventing rupture or ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, To-on City, Ehime, Japan. djason55@gmail.com
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Izutani
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryugo
authors.forename: Kanji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawachi
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D023921:Coronary Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000293:injuries*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*