Title
Tuberculous ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm
Document Type
Report
Department
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Abstract
Pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta due to infective organisms are a rare but challenging entity with a risk of high morbidity and mortality. Previous cardiac surgery is an attributing factor, but they can present without previous surgical interventions. Various micro-organisms are responsible for this pathology. Tuberculous pseudoaneurysms of the ascending aorta are extremely rare. We report a case of a 25-year old man who presented to us with shortness of breath and recurrent haemoptysis. After preoperative evaluation including clinical and radiological assessment and echocardiography, he underwent successful repair of a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta by excision and replacement of the diseased aorta with a Dacron tube graft using cardiopulmonary bypass. Postoperatively, he was started on antituberculous chemotherapy based on histological findings.
Publication ( Name of Journal)
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
Recommended Citation
Shahabuddin, S.,
Sami, S. A.
(2013). Tuberculous ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm. Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 17(4), 742-743.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_surg_cardiothoracic/129