title: A time bomb in the thorax: the giant ascending aortic aneurysm: case report.
abstract: We report the case of a 82-year-old woman, asymptomatic, subject to chest computed tomography for trauma. Then the patient underwent surgery. Before sternotomy, femoro-femoral bypass was starter in order to decompress the aneurysm; using deep hypothermia and circulatory arrest, ascending aorta and hemiarch replacement were performed with a Dacron graft. Post-operative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: University of Pavia, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fiore
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Viganò
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D050792:Circulatory Arrest, Deep Hypothermia Induced; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011093:Polyethylene Terephthalates