PMID: 6971439Jan 1, 1980Paper

False aneurysm of the ascending thoracic aorta after cardiac surgery: one case (author's transl)

Le Poumon et le coeur
D MoncharmontJ P Kleisbauer

Abstract

False aneurysms of the ascending thoracic aorta after cardiac surgery are rare. On the basis of one case seen recently, a review is undertaken of the 16 cases reported previously, Whilst there was a septic context in the majority of cases treatment should nevertheless combine medical therapy with a rapid surgical procedure.

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