title: A giant aneurysm of ascending aorta revealed by superior vena cava syndrome.
abstract: We report a 72 year-old man who presented symptoms of right heart failure and patent superior vena cava syndrome related to a huge ascending aortic aneurysm with a maximal diameter at 11 cm. The patient underwent a successful surgical repair by a modified Bentall operation with good recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. Electronic address: dryouns@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Younes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Moutakiallah
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mahdi Ait
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Houssa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Aniss
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seghrouchni
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Noureddine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Atmani
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drissi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Ilyasse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Asfalou
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Youssef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: ElBekkali
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Rabat, Morocco.
authors.forename: Abdelatif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Boulahya
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013479:Superior Vena Cava Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Bentall procedure; Compression; Giant ascending aortic aneurysm; Superior vena cava; Superior vena cava syndrome