Extensive aortic valve endocarditis requires thorough debridement of the paravalvular tissue, and reconstruction of the destroyed aortic root can be technically difficult. In the present report, we describe a simple technique for aortic root reconstruction. In this technique, a doughnut-shaped bovine pericardial sheet (skirt) is attached to the proximal end of a valved conduit and then sewn ont...

a relatively rare but serious complication of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). Since Sir Astley Cooper first described PAEF in 1822, only about 300 cases have been reported in the literature. Roux and colleagues reviewed 253 cases before 1993, and Saers and Scheltinga analyzed 81 new cases from 1994 to 2003. As both studies report, PAEF is a clinical and surgical challenge associated with a hig...

We present the case of a previously well seventy-four year old male caucasian grazier who presented with mild back pain and was subsequently found to have a large posterior mitral valve leaflet perivalvular abscess associated with mitral annulus calcification and a mycotic infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) of Staphylococcal origin. He underwent a right axillofemoral bypass with oversew...

BACKGROUND Configuration of the abdominal aorta is related to healthy aging and a variety of disorders. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess heritable and environmental effects on the abdominal aortic diameter. METHODS 114 adult (69 monozygotic, 45 same-sex dizygotic) twin pairs (mean age 43.6 ± 16.3 years) underwent abdominal ultrasound with Esaote MyLab 70X ultrasound machine to visualize the ab...

objectives to evaluate morphologic variations at the aortic isthmus with particular attention to ductus diverticulum, a mimicker of traumatic pseudoaneurysm, and to describe differences using computed tomography (ct) images. patients and methods from december 2013 to december 2014, patients who underwent a chest ct examination after blunt trauma at our emergency department were included. aortic...

Cine MRI (amplitude image and phase contrast image) has been used to represent the blood flow velocity on the aortic aneurysm. Acquisition of images taken perpendicular to the abdominal aorta is done in free breathing and breath hold at the specified location as needed. Active Contour method or Snake (Deformable Model) has been used to perform automatic contour on amplitude image to detect the ...

aortic dissection occurs when a tear develops in the wall of the aorta, which is rare in the young population. this fatal disorder is hard to diagnose, especially in young patients. we present the case of aortic dissection in a 15-year-old boy referred to the emergency department of yazd university of medical sciences in november 2015. the patient presented to our department with sudden acute c...

INTRODUCTION Most gastroenterological surgeries, even pancreatic surgery, can now be performed laparoscopically. However, the management of concomitant abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and intra-abdominal malignancy is controversial. The performance of endovascular repair (EVAR) for AAA has been increasing; however, there is no report of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy after EVAR. PRESENT...

Aortic complications of giant cell arteritis are a rare cause of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Here, we describe a case of a ruptured aortic aneurysm in a patient with giant call arteritis (GCA) who was preoperatively suspected of having an infectious aortic aneurysm. Intraoperative inspection revealed infectious granulation tissue on the anterior wall of the abdominal aorta. GCA was finally confi...