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J Card Surg
; 31(12): 742-744, 2016 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27699854
ABSTRACT
Non-traumatic or infective peripheral aneurysms of the upper extremities are rare. We report a case of an aneurysm involving the left proximal ulnar artery leading to upper limb ischemia in a patient following a Bentall procedure for a type A dissection.
Subject(s)
Aneurysm, False/etiology , Aneurysm, False/surgery , Aortic Aneurysm/surgery , Aortic Dissection/surgery , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Postoperative Complications/surgery , Ulnar Artery/surgery , Vascular Surgical Procedures/adverse effects , Vascular Surgical Procedures/methods , Adult , Aneurysm, False/diagnostic imaging , Aneurysm, False/pathology , Female , Humans , Postoperative Complications/diagnostic imaging , Postoperative Complications/pathology , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment Outcome , Ulnar Artery/diagnostic imaging , Ulnar Artery/pathology
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Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann
; 24(2): 198-200, 2016 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25344618
ABSTRACT
Syphilitic aortic aneurysm is a rare occurrence in the current antibiotic era. Cardiovascular syphilis has nearly disappeared in developed countries, although it remains a factor in differential diagnosis in developing nations. We report a case of syphilitic aortic aneurysm eroding through the sternum in a 52-year-old man who underwent successful surgical repair.