Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
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ISSN: 2155-9880
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ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Ben Jmaa Hela
Habib Bourguiba Hospital,
3029 Sfax
Tunisia
Case Report
Giant Ascending Aortic Aneurysm Complicated by a Tracheal Compression: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s): Ben Jmaa Hela, Ghorbel Nesrine, Cherif Taieb, Hentati Abdessalem, Dammak Aiman, Dhouib Faten, Souissi Iheb, Masmoudi Sayda, Elleuch Nizar and Frikha ImedBen Jmaa Hela, Ghorbel Nesrine, Cherif Taieb, Hentati Abdessalem, Dammak Aiman, Dhouib Faten, Souissi Iheb, Masmoudi Sayda, Elleuch Nizar and Frikha Imed
We present an uncommon case report of a giant ascending aortic aneurysm with a maximal diameter of 13.97 cm, in a previously asymptomatic and healthy 77 year old female patient, presenting with sudden dyspnea. The patient underwent an emergent surgical repair by a Bentall operation under circulatory arrest. But she died in the postoperative period with multi-organ impairment.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-9880.1000418