Surgical management of a left anterior descending pseudoaneurysm related to Behcet's disease

Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos; Bobby Yanagawa; Andrew Crean; Christopher Overgaard; Stephanie J Brister

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.066

Surgical management of a left anterior descending pseudoaneurysm related to Behcet's disease

Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;91(3):912-4. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.066.

Authors

Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos¹, Bobby Yanagawa, Andrew Crean, Christopher Overgaard, Stephanie J Brister

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Peter Munk Cardiac Centre, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. cvspiliotopoulos@hotmail.com

PMID: 21353029
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.08.066

Abstract

A 22-year-old woman suffering from Behcet's disease and severe angina was diagnosed with a left anterior descending coronary artery giant pseudoaneurysm. Preoperative investigations, surgical management, and its principles, as well as specific postoperative follow-up considerations are described.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aneurysm, False / diagnosis
Aneurysm, False / etiology
Aneurysm, False / surgery*
Behcet Syndrome / complications*
Behcet Syndrome / diagnosis
Coronary Aneurysm / diagnosis
Coronary Aneurysm / etiology
Coronary Aneurysm / surgery*
Coronary Angiography / methods
Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult