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01-01-2020 | Aortic Valve Replacement | Case Report
Ascending Aortic Aneurysm After Repair of Aortico–Left Ventricular Tunnel
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 1/2020
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Ascending aortic aneurysm following aortico–left ventricular tunnel (ALVT) repair is an uncommon but life-threatening complication. A 27-year-old man had received patch closure for ALVT at infancy. Eighteen years later, aortic valve replacement for severe aortic regurgitation and direct suture for recurrent slit tunnel were performed. Another 9 years later, ascending aortic replacement was performed because of ascending aortic aneurysm. Thus we report an uncommon case of ascending aortic aneurysm 27 years after the repair of an ALVT.