Large aortic pseudoaneurysm after Bentall procedure in a patient with Marfan's syndrome

David Saul; Vinay Kandula; Achala Donuru; Christian Pizarro; Mary Patricia Harty

doi:10.4103/apc.apc_113_21

Large aortic pseudoaneurysm after Bentall procedure in a patient with Marfan's syndrome

Ann Pediatr Cardiol. 2022 May-Jun;15(3):314-316. doi: 10.4103/apc.apc_113_21. Epub 2022 Nov 16.

Authors

David Saul¹, Vinay Kandula¹, Achala Donuru², Christian Pizarro³, Mary Patricia Harty¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.
² Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, A. I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE, USA.

Abstract

An 11-year-old male with Marfan's syndrome and aortic root dilatation underwent an uneventful Bentall procedure to replace his aortic root and valve. Five months later, surveillance echocardiogram revealed a slowly enlarging pseudoaneurysm arising from the ascending aorta. This finding was subsequently confirmed by computed tomographic angiogram. The patient had successful open surgical repair and paraaortic hematoma evacuation.

Keywords: Bentall procedure; Marfan's syndrome; pseudoaneurysm.

Publication types

Case Reports