Unusual case of pseudoaneurysm of ascending aorta eroding presternal soft tissue and sternum in a patient with miliary tuberculosis and a bioprosthetic aortic valve
Journal: Journal of Clinical Images and Medical Case Reports (Vol.2, No. 6)Publication Date: 2021-12-31
Authors : Sneha Kumar Jayaswal;
Page : 1-3
Keywords : aorta pseudo-aneurysms; bioprosthetic aortic;
Abstract
Ascending aorta pseudo-aneurysms that erode into the presternal soft tissue and sternum are rare. The author describes the surgical approach of a bulging pulsatile suprasternal mass caused by a pseudoaneurysm of the ascending aorta in a patient with miliary tuberculosis and a bioprosthetic aortic valve.
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