TY - JOUR
T1 - Aortic false aneurysm after double valve replacement in a child
AU - Kobayashi, Daisuke
AU - Walters, Henry L.
AU - Forbes, Thomas J.
AU - Aggarwal, Sanjeev
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - Aortic false aneurysm (AFA) is a rare but life threatening complication after aortic surgery. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed AFA after double valve replacement consisting of the following: (1) Bentall procedure utilizing a 25-mm St. Jude aortic valved composite Hemashield Dacron graft (Meadox Medicals, Oakland, NJ); and (2) replacement of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit with a 25-mm porcine valved conduit. The exterior metal ring of the pulmonary prosthetic valve conduit caused an abrasion of the Hemashield graft, resulting in the AFA. In addition to simple suture repair, the pulmonary conduit was wrapped with a Gore-Tex patch (W.L. Gore Assoc, Flagstaff, AZ) to prevent recurrence.
AB - Aortic false aneurysm (AFA) is a rare but life threatening complication after aortic surgery. We report a 13-year-old boy who developed AFA after double valve replacement consisting of the following: (1) Bentall procedure utilizing a 25-mm St. Jude aortic valved composite Hemashield Dacron graft (Meadox Medicals, Oakland, NJ); and (2) replacement of right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit with a 25-mm porcine valved conduit. The exterior metal ring of the pulmonary prosthetic valve conduit caused an abrasion of the Hemashield graft, resulting in the AFA. In addition to simple suture repair, the pulmonary conduit was wrapped with a Gore-Tex patch (W.L. Gore Assoc, Flagstaff, AZ) to prevent recurrence.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.073
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.10.073
M3 - Article
C2 - 23706444
AN - SCOPUS:84878230553
VL - 95
SP - 2173
EP - 2176
JO - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
SN - 0003-4975
IS - 6
ER -