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Giant Aneursym of the Ascending Aorta 37 Years after Aortic Valve Replacement
Author(s) -
Fabrizio Sansone,
G. M. Actis Dato,
Edoardo Zingarelli,
Roberto Flocco,
Giuseppe Punta,
Pier Giuseppe Forsennati,
Francesco Parisi,
Gianluca Bardi,
Stefano del Ponte,
Riccardo Casabona
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
archives of clinical and experimental surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2146-8133
DOI - 10.5455/aces.20120503074523
Subject(s) - ascending aorta , medicine , cardiology , aortic valve replacement , aortic valve , aorta , stenosis
Giant ascending aorta aneurysms (AAA), which are larger than 10 cm, are rare. We hereby present the case of a giant AAA of about 13 cm, incidentally detected several years after aortic valve replacement and treated according to the Cabrol technique without postoperative complications. [Arch Clin Exp Surg 2013; 2(2.000): 129-131

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