title: [Aortic Root Reimplantation for Extra-cardiac Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm].
abstract: Aneurysms of the sinus of Valsalva are rare. We report a case of extra-cardiac unruptured aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva with moderate aortic regurgitation (AR). A 57-year-old woman was referred to our institution because of AR. Echocardiography showed moderate AR and computed tomographic scanning demonstrated an extra-cardiac aneurysm of the unruptured sinus of Valsalva, which extended from the right sinus of Valsalva to the non-coronary sinus of Valsalva. She underwent aortic root reimplantation procedure with a Valsalva graft. Although mild AR was observed postoperatively, her postoperative course was uneventful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery II , Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: Kunihide
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nagahama
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: Joji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: Atsuko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yonei
authors.forename: Hironobu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakao
authors.forename: Shuhei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta / Q000601:surgery*; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D012850:Sinus of Valsalva / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*