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Case Reports
. 2021 Jul-Sep;15(3):338-340.
doi: 10.4103/aer.aer_140_21. Epub 2022 Feb 7.

Postcardiosurgical Pseudoaneurysm

Raed A Alsatli  1 , Zohair AlHalees  2 , Naji Kholaif  3
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Case Reports

Postcardiosurgical Pseudoaneurysm

Raed A Alsatli et al. Anesth Essays Res. 2021 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Takayasu's arteritis is an autoimmune inflammatory disease of large arteries. We report a case of postcardiac surgery pseudoaneurysm. Anesthetic concerns, high risk related to surgery, necessary anesthetic preparations, and considerations will be mentioned here.

Keywords: Aortic pseudoaneurysm; Takayasu's arteritis; cardiopulmonary bypass; deep hypothermic circulatory arrest.

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Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Transesophageal echocardiogram upper esophageal short-axis view at the level of coronary artery showing pseudoaneurysm with organized thrombus
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computerized tomography angiogram. The image was rotated to match the view seen on transesophageal echocardiogram
Figure 3
Figure 3
Schematic diagram shows common locations for postoperative aortic root pseudoaneurysms. A: Graft anastomosis site, B: Coronary artery, anastomosis site, C: Aortotomy site, D: Aortic cannulation site, E: Needle vent site. (Reprint with permission from Fishman et al.[3]
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