TY - JOUR
T1 - Giant Ductal Aneurysm in an Asymptomatic 4-Year-Old Girl
AU - Sachdeva, Ritu
AU - Smith, Clinton
AU - Greenberg, Bruce S.
AU - Jaquiss, Robert D.B.
PY - 2009/3
Y1 - 2009/3
N2 - Ductal aneurysm is a rare but potentially fatal condition. We report the case of an asymptomatic 4-year-old girl who was noted to have a murmur and with further evaluation by echocardiography and computed tomographic angiography was diagnosed with a giant ductal aneurysm. The aneurysm occupied a large space in the mediastinum, compressed the pulmonary arteries, and was in close proximity to the sternum. At surgery, the aneurysm was successfully resected after careful separation from adjacent structures. Because the anterolateral wall of the ascending aorta was noted to be extraordinarily thinned-out, it was replaced with a patch.
AB - Ductal aneurysm is a rare but potentially fatal condition. We report the case of an asymptomatic 4-year-old girl who was noted to have a murmur and with further evaluation by echocardiography and computed tomographic angiography was diagnosed with a giant ductal aneurysm. The aneurysm occupied a large space in the mediastinum, compressed the pulmonary arteries, and was in close proximity to the sternum. At surgery, the aneurysm was successfully resected after careful separation from adjacent structures. Because the anterolateral wall of the ascending aorta was noted to be extraordinarily thinned-out, it was replaced with a patch.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.034
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.07.034
M3 - Article
C2 - 19231432
AN - SCOPUS:60749103945
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 87
SP - 946
EP - 948
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -