title: Closure of ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva using a native aortic valve leaflet.
abstract: We present a case of the native valve used to complete closure of a ruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva. Aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva is rare and a non-coronary artery is affected in only 20% of cases. To close the rupture, we decided to use a non-coronary leaflet in a young patient with moderate aortic stenosis and fibrosis of the leaflets. In our opinion, use of a native non-coronary valve leaflet should be considered when making intra-operative decisions for repair of non-coronary aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buczkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Walczak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland. Seb.kos@wp.pl.
authors.forename: Sebastian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stefaniak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Puślecki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Izabela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Katyńska
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery and Transplantology, University of Medical Sciences Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jemielity
mesh_terms: D017542:Aneurysm, Ruptured / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*