title: Ascending aortic aneurysm.
abstract: A 14-year-old boy presented with an unusual bulging chest noted to be increasing slowly over the last few years. He had no other complaints. Cardiac echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed aneurysmal dilation of the ascending aorta with moderate aortic valve insufficiency and moderate pericardial effusion. The boy underwent reconstruction of his ascending aorta in the form of a Bentall procedure using a 25-mm Carbomedic valve conduit.
authors: Section of Pediatric Cardiology, King Faisal Heart Institute, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P.O. Box 3354, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. msah22@hotmail.com
authors: Mohammed S
authors: MS
authors: Alhabdan
authors: Abdullah A
authors: AA
authors: AlSehly
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001013:Aorta, Thoracic; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography