title: Postsurgical aortic false aneurysm: pathogenesis, clinical presentation and surgical strategy.
abstract: Postsurgical aortic false aneurysm occurs in less than 0.5% of all cardiac surgical cases and its management is a challenge in terms of preoperative evaluation and surgical approach. Although infections are well recognized as risk factors, technical aspects of a previous operation may have a role in pseudoaneurysm formation. The risk factors and clinical presentation of pseudoaneurysms and the surgical strategy are revisited in this article.
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Surgery Unit, Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy. giuseppe.raffa78@gmail.com
authors.forename: Giuseppe M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Raffa
authors.forename: Pietro G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Malvindi
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ornaghi
authors.forename: Alessio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basciu
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barbone
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tarelli
authors.forename: Fabrizio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Settepani
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012086:Reoperation / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed