SUCCESSFUL SURGICAL-TREATMENT OF A PSEUDOANEURYSM AFTER COMPOSITE GRAFT REPLACEMENT OF THE AORTIC-VALVE AND ASCENDING AORTA - REPORT OF 2 CASES

Composite graft replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic valve ha s now become a safe surgical procedure; however, early and late compli cations still frequently occur. Anastomotic dehiscence after a composi te graft replacement is one potentially lethal complication. We herein report two cases of a pseudoaneurysm caused by dehiscence of the righ t coronary anastomosis, and the proximal aortic anastomosis. A follow up with an echocardiogram and computed tomography scan was found to be very useful and accurate. We thus successfully treated two cases of p seudoaneurysm using either Bentall's or Cabrol's procedures.