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01-05-2013 | Case Report

Pseudoaneurysm at the cannulation site of the ascending aorta arising 8 days postoperatively: report of a case

Authors: Tatsuya Ogawa, Koichi Toda, Tomoyuki Fujita, Masahiro Higashi, Junjiro Kobayashi

Published in: Surgery Today | Issue 5/2013

Abstract

A postoperative pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication that is difficult to diagnose. Computed tomography (CT) revealed a pseudoaneurysm in the ascending aorta of a 68-year-old female 8 days after mitral valve replacement and tricuspid annuloplasty. The defect was simply repaired during emergency surgery without cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). The early detection of a postoperative pseudoaneurysm is important to avoid a second operation complicated by adhesions. Enhanced CT was useful for early detection in this patient. Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta at the cannulation site can occur soon after surgery, and early recognition might allow simpler surgery without CPB.

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Title: Pseudoaneurysm at the cannulation site of the ascending aorta arising 8 days postoperatively: report of a case
Authors: Tatsuya Ogawa
Koichi Toda
Tomoyuki Fujita
Masahiro Higashi
Junjiro Kobayashi
Publication date: 01-05-2013
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Surgery Today / Issue 5/2013
Print ISSN: 0941-1291
Electronic ISSN: 1436-2813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00595-012-0194-9

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