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Case Reports
. 2008 Jul;56(7):344-6.
doi: 10.1007/s11748-008-0247-6. Epub 2008 Jul 8.

Poststernotomy pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery

Asako Namai  1 , Masahiro Sakurai, Masatoshi Akiyama
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Case Reports

Poststernotomy pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery

Asako Namai et al. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

We present a case of a 79-year-old man who underwent mitral valve and aortic valve replacement. The patient's postoperative period was almost uneventful. At his cardiac preoperative examination, a malignant tumor of the urinary tract had been suspected, so computed tomography (CT) was performed after discharge, on the 48th postoperative day. The CT scan demonstrated a pseudoaneurysm of the internal mammary artery (IMA). Angiography demonstrated that it was a pseudoaneurysm of the left internal manmary artery. The lesion was embolized using coils, which successfully occluded the lesion.

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