Title |
Surgical management of ascending aortic pseudoaneurysm in a 2-year-old boy: a case report
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Published in |
Journal of Medical Case Reports, April 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s13256-018-1625-z |
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Authors |
Merna Atiyah, Shazia Mohsin, Lama Al Faraidi, Khaled Al-Hawri, Abdulmajeed Al Otay, Khalid Al Najashi |
Abstract |
Aortic pseudoaneurysms are rare but life-threatening complications usually seen after cardiac surgery. The causes could be multifactorial such as infection or trauma. We report the surgical management of a postoperative pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 2-year-old Middle Eastern boy who had undergone ventricular septal defect closure, subaortic membrane resection, and pulmonary artery de-banding. He was immediately operated on for resection of the aneurysm. A computed tomography scan at 2 months following surgery showed no aneurysm. Antibiotics were continued for 6 weeks and our patient was discharged with negative blood cultures. Early diagnosis and appropriate treatment of such rare complication can be lifesaving. |
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