Saccular ascending aortic aneurysm arising within localized chronic dissection

An asymptomatic saccular ascending aortic aneurysm was diagnosed during workup for renal transplantation in a 39-year-old man. At operation, the aneurysm was noted to arise from within a localized and healed dissection, and was managed by ascending aortic replacement and sinotubular junction refashi...

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Published inAsian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 64 - 66
Main Authors Carter, Jacob J, Peters, Paul, Shah, Pallav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2013
Subjects
Adult
Aneurysm, Dissecting - diagnosis
Aneurysm, Dissecting - etiology
Aneurysm, Dissecting - surgery
Aortic Aneurysm - diagnosis
Aortic Aneurysm - etiology
Aortic Aneurysm - surgery
Aortography - methods
Asymptomatic Diseases
Blood Vessel Prosthesis Implantation
Chronic Disease
Humans
Incidental Findings
Kidney Transplantation
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Preoperative Care
Risk Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
dissecting
aortic aneurysm
blood vessel prosthesis implantation
Aneurysm
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Summary:An asymptomatic saccular ascending aortic aneurysm was diagnosed during workup for renal transplantation in a 39-year-old man. At operation, the aneurysm was noted to arise from within a localized and healed dissection, and was managed by ascending aortic replacement and sinotubular junction refashioning.
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ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/0218492312443230