de Almeida R M, Lima J D, Kahrbek T, Tanomaru M
Instituto de Moléstias Cardiovasculares de Cascavel, Policlínica de Cascavel, Cascavel, PR, 85806-050, Brazil.
Arq Bras Cardiol. 2001 Apr;76(4):326-8. doi: 10.1590/s0066-782x2001000400007.
We report the case of a patient with a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aortic clinically diagnosed 5 months after surgical replacement of the aortic valve. Diagnosis was confirmed with the aid of two-dimensional echocardiography and helicoidal angiotomography. The corrective surgery, which consisted of a reinforced suture of the communication with the ascending aorta after opening and aspiration of the cavity of the pseudoaneurysm, was successfully performed through a complete sternotomy using extracorporeal circulation, femorofemoral cannulation, and moderate hypothermia, with no aortic clamping.