title: Novel Cannulation Strategy for Repair of an Ascending Aortic Pseudoaneurysm in a 2.8-kg Infant.
abstract: Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta is rare in infants, with few cases reported in the literature. These aneurysms are usually mycotic, occurring after cardiac surgery, or caused by mediastinitis. They have high risk of spontaneous rupture. Surgery is usually complex because of the need for peripheral cannulation in small infants. We report an ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a less than 3-month-old infant that occurred within a month after repair of type 2 truncus arteriosus and was managed successfully with a modified cardiopulmonary bypass strategy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India. Electronic address: rajeshtkv@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Venkataraman
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Periyasamy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thangavelu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Sivasubramanian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muthukumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Ramkumar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jayavelan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Dheeraj
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pyrra
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Baskar Ranjith
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Karthekeyan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vakamudi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, India.
authors.forename: Jebaraj
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rathinasamy
mesh_terms: D017541:Aneurysm, False / Q000601:surgery*; D001011:Aorta; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant