surgery for ascending aortic aneurysm

ABSTRACT

From January 1991 through June 1994, 16 patients underwent surgery for ascending aortic aneurysm. There were 14 men and 2 women with an average age of 42 years. The etiology of these aneurysms were syphilitic [one patient], mycotic complicating early prosthetic valve endocarditis [PVE] [one patient], type A aortic dissection [4 patients], atherosclerotic [2 patients], annuloaortic ectasia [4 patients] and Marfan's syndrome [4 patients]. All patients except one, had severe aortic insufficiency. According to the underlying pathology, different surgical techniques were used