Language
English
Publication Date
2-1-2016
Journal
The Texas Heart Institute Journal
DOI
10.14503/THIJ-15-5108
PMID
27047284
PMCID
PMC4810584
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
2-1-2016
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-Print
Abstract
We report our method of surgically repairing an unruptured giant aneurysm of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva, a lesion that caused moderate aortic regurgitation but no symptoms in a 61-year-old woman. We excised the aneurysm, reconstructed the right sinus of Valsalva with use of a patch, performed mechanical aortic valve replacement directly through the excised aneurysm's cavity, and constructed a single bypass graft to the right coronary artery. The patient was discharged from the hospital after 5 days. Twelve months postoperatively, her clinical and echocardiographic results were normal, and she was doing well. To our knowledge, our surgical approach to this repair has not been described previously.
Keywords
Aortic aneurysm/diagnosis/surgery, heart valve prosthesis implantation, sinus of Valsalva/pathology/surgery, surgical techniques, treatment outcome
Published Open-Access
yes
Recommended Citation
Giambruno, Vincenzo; Cucchietti, Cristina; Pisano, Calogera; et al., "Alternative Surgical Approach to Repairing a Giant Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm" (2016). The Texas Heart Institute Journal. 208.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/texasheartinstituejournal/208