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Ruptured Aneurysm of the Ductus Diverticulum into the Pulmonary Artery in a Man: A Successful Repair
Author(s) -
Shimazaki Yasuhisa,
Inui Kiyoshige,
Watanabe Takao,
Minowa Takashi,
Kuraoka Setsuo,
Oshikiri Naoshi,
Yanagawa Naoki,
Yamaguchi Yoshiko,
Kanaya Tohru
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of cardiac surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.428
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1540-8191
pISSN - 0886-0440
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8191.1998.tb01252.x
Subject(s) - medicine , aneurysm , ductus arteriosus , diverticulum (mollusc) , cardiology , shunt (medical) , pulmonary artery , heart failure , angiography , surgery , radiology
A bstract Aneurysm of the ductus diverticulum in the adult is rare and its rupture is fatal. A 75‐year‐old man presented with congestive heart failure that suddenly occurred with a continuous murmur. Angiography showed a left‐to‐right shunt through a large thrombosed aneurysm of the ductus diverticulum (6 cm), and the pulmonary‐to‐systemic flow ratio was 2.6. Patch closure of the orifice (3times4 cm) of the aneurysm and repair of the perforated pulmonary artery were done emergently under hypothermic cardiopulmonary bypass with selective cerebral perfusion. He recovered uneventfully. Early recognition and early intervention should be indicated in this otherwise fatal condition.