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Ruptured chronic traumatic mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta
Sashidhar V Yeluri1, Apurva B Vaidya, Hima J Patel
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Sri Sayaji General Hospital and Medical College, Gujarat, India. y.sashidhar@mailcity.com
Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals
|September 9, 2004
Abstract:
We report a rare case of posttraumatic chronic mycotic pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta presenting with acute rupture. The uniqueness of the case lies in its unusual etiology, presentation, and management with direct repair of the aorta without using cardiopulmonary bypass.