[Aortic arch and valve replacement in a hemodialysis patient with a porcelain aorta;report of a case]

Kyobu Geka. 2012 Jun;65(6):503-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We report a case of thoracic aortic aneurysm and aortic valve stenosis with chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis. A 75-year-old man complained of back pain and hoarseness. He had been on dialysis for 15 years. A computed tomography scan of the chest showed marked calcification in the thoracic aortic arch, which is known as a porcelain aorta, and a distal arch aneurysm. Echocardiographic examination showed moderate aortic valve stenosis with calcification. An operation was scheduled, and both the aortic valve and the aortic arch aneurysm were successfully replaced with a mechanical valve and a prosthetic graft. Cardiovascular surgery for patients complicated by a porcelain aorta requires extra cares for the establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass and anastomoses of the aorta.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery*
  • Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracic / surgery
  • Aortic Diseases / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Blood Vessel Prosthesis
  • Calcinosis / surgery*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
  • Male
  • Renal Dialysis*