Giant-cell aortitis: an unusual case of Bentall operation

Anaïs Lemaire, Fabio Cuttone, Sabino Caprio, Massimo Massetti, Françoise Galateau-Salle

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Abstract

Noninfectious ascending aortitis is a very rare cause of ascending aortic aneurysm. We report a case of the truly fortuitous finding of this rare condition in a 67-year-old man operated on for an ascending aortic aneurysm associated with dystrophic aortic valve regurgitation. Intraoperative inspection revealed dissection of the aorta just above the left main coronary artery. A modified Bentall operation was performed. The pathological diagnosis was giant cell arteritis
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)342-344
Numero di pagine3
RivistaAsian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2014

Keywords

  • aortitis

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