Abstract

VALDES DUPEYRON, Osvaldo; CESPEDES ARIAS, Geraldo; MEDEROS OSORIO, Boris  and  PUPO SUAREZ, Pedro. Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta after aortic valve replacement. MediSur [online]. 2010, vol.8, n.3, pp. 66-68. ISSN 1727-897X.

Postsurgical pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are a rare and serious complication of cardiovascular surgery that requires a surgical solution of urgency due to its high complexity. A case of a 40 year old female, white skin color, that due to severe aortic regurgitation underwent surgical treatment for aortic valve replacement. During the immediate postoperative period began with a fever, he made a meticulous study that included contrast computed tomography, through which diagnosed the presence of a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta, was taken to the operating room, they found two sacks pseudoaneurismatics at the site where the suture was carried out previous.

Keywords : Aneurysm false; aorta.

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