title: Aortic root aneurysm extending into the arch as a rare complication of Kawasaki disease: surgical management.
abstract: An aortic aneurysm complicating Kawasaki disease (KD) is extremely rare. We herein report a case of 48-year-old KD patient with severe aortic regurgitation, aneurysm of the aortic root, ascending aorta and aortic arch, and giant heavily calcified coronary aneurysms. The patient underwent successful surgical management. This case raises some unusual technical issues, which are discussed. A review of the literature is also offered.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany
authors.forename: Zoltan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szalay
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany
authors.forename: Vassil
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Papantchev
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kerckhoff Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walther
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001014:Aortic Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D017545:Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019917:Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D003323:Coronary Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009080:Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Aortic aneurysm; Coronary aneurysm.; Kawasaki disease