title: Surgical exclusion of postsurgical pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta after cardiac surgery is rare in children. We report a case of successful surgical exclusion of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a 15-year-old boy. The neck of the aneurysm was in close proximity to the right coronary artery (RCA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ramachandra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Amar Narayana
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Patnaik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Ravintula Venkata
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rudra Prasad
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Mohapatra
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Vikas
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Medep
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Lalita
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nemani
keywords: Aortic pseudoaneurysm; aortic valve replacement; ascending aorta; cannulation site; device; exclusion; hypothermia; pseudoaneurysm; transcatheter; ventricular septal defect closure