Surgery of Neoaortic Pseudoaneurysm with Transsternal Penetration in a HLHS Patient

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep. 2024 Jun 7;13(1):e20-e22. doi: 10.1055/a-2325-9367. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Background Neoaortic pseudoaneurysm after previous surgery is rare and life-threatening. Case Description We present a case of a 6th redo surgery in a 23-year-old male patient with a history of hypoplastic left heart syndrome presenting with transsternal penetration of aortic pseudoaneurysm. The previously implanted Dacron prosthesis showed semicircular dehiscence. It was exchanged by a Vascutek prosthesis during circulatory arrest and selective antegrade cerebral perfusion. Conclusion Control imaging at 1 year after surgery was unobtrusive. Three years after surgery, the patient is alive and doing well.

Keywords: aneurysm; aorta; congenital heart disease; reoperation.

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