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Aortic pseudoaneurysm complicating sternal wound infection following CABG
Mohan P Devbhandari1, Sendhil K Balasubramanian, Ciro Campanella
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, Blackpool, FY3 8NR, UK. mohandev@hotmail.com
Cardiovascular Surgery (London, England)
|April 22, 2003
Abstract
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Pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta following coronary artery bypass grafting is a rare complication. In this report we present two such cases. We were successful in repairing the false aneurysm and sternal dehiscence in one case. The clinical features, diagnosis and surgical management are discussed.