title: Surgical correction of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a quite rare case of giant extracardiac unruptured aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva with no clinical findings of Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. A 52-year-old Chinese male was diagnosed having an aneurysm of the right sinus of Valsalva and moderate aortic regurgitation, while Bentall operation was performed successfully. The patient was discharged with no complications. Pathological examination revealed conspicuously medial mucoid degeneration of the aneurismal wall and absence of medial elastic fibers. Immediate results and early follow-up were uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Fenglin Road 180, Xujiahui District, Shanghai, 200032, China.
authors.forename: Shuyang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Xiaoning
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Chunsheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Demin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Weipeng
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Xueling
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D004535:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods