title: Giant-cell aortitis: an unusual case of Bentall operation.
abstract: Noninfectious ascending aortitis is a very rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We report a case of the truly fortuitous finding of this rare condition in a 67-year-old man operated on for an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with dystrophic aortic valve regurgitation. Intraoperative inspection revealed dissection of the aorta just above the left main coronary artery. A modified Bentall operation was performed. The pathological diagnosis was giant cell arteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Caen Basse-Normandie and University Hospital of Caen, France.
authors.forename: Anaïs
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lemaire
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cuttone
authors.forename: Sabino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caprio
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Massetti
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Galateau-Salle
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001706:Biopsy; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D013700:Giant Cell Arteritis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures
keywords: Aortic aneurysm; aneurysm; aortitis; dissecting; giant cell arteritis; incidental findings; thoracic